Russia's Putin, France's Macron spoke by phone ahead of Istanbul talks - Interfax

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 15, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov/Pool via REUTERS/Files

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and France's President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone ahead of a four-way summit in Istanbul on Saturday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Interfax newsagency.

Putin and Macron are due to meet Germany's Angela Merkel and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan to discuss developments in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province and the political process for resolution of the conflict.

(Reporting by Katya Golubkova; editing by John Stonestreet)