During the phone meeting, Erdogan informed Macron about the trilateral Sochi summit held on Nov. 22 with the participation of Turkey, Iran and Russia, underlining the importance of holding an independent and fair election in Syria.
The two leaders stressed that Syria's territorial integrity must be respected, and the region should be protected from other terrorist organizations after the defeat of Daesh (also known as ISIL or ISIS).
Moreover, they also agreed to strengthen bilateral relations in the areas of economy, energy and defense industry, Xinhua news agency reported.
On Friday, Erdogan had a "fruitful' conversation with US President Donald Trump on current Syria issues, achieving consensus on stopping the delivery of weapons from the US to the People's Protection Units (YPG).