title: Russia, Turkey hope Astana peace talks will lead to congress on Syria in Sochi
text: MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday they hoped the current round of Syria peace talks in Astana would lay the groundwork for a Syrian national dialogue congress in Sochi, the Kremlin said. Speaking over the phone, the two leaders also confirmed their readiness to assist the settlement of the Palestine-Israeli conflict on the basis of international law  and help implement the right of the people of Palestine to create an independent state , the Kremlin said in a statement. 