FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov listens to a question during a news conference at the United Nations in New York, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed preparations for a Syria peace congress in the Russian city of Sochi on Jan. 29-30 with Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in a phone call on Saturday, the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday.