Turkish, French presidents hold phone talk

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other during a joint press conference on January 5, 2018, at the Elysee Palace in Paris [LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Monday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a phone call, the Turkish presidency said, Anadolu news agency reported.

A presidency statement said on X that Macron, who initiated the call, extended Eid greetings to Erdogan and the Islamic world.

No further details were provided.

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