title: Turkey's Erdogan, U.S. Trump discuss Syria, bilateral ties and Sochi summit: Turkish sources
text: ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed recent developments in Syria, bilateral ties and a summit in Russia s Sochi during a phone call on Friday, sources in Erdogan s office said. At a summit in the southern Russian city of Sochi on Wednesday, Russia s Vladimir Putin won the backing of Turkey and Iran to host a Syrian peace congress, taking the central role in a major diplomatic push to finally end a civil war all but won by Moscow s ally, President Bashar al-Assad. A written statement from Erdogan s office will be released later on Friday, sources said. 