MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Turkish Defense Ministry proposed to Russia on Tuesday setting up a joint working group to coordinate actions and prevent incidents regarding the Russian operations in Syria, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said.
According to Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, the Russian military attache in Istanbul was summoned on Tuesday to the Turkish Defense Ministry to discuss the issue.
"During the meeting, the Turkish military officials proposed the creation of a joint working group with Russian counterparts to coordinate the actions and prevent possible incidents related to the combat operations of the Russian air group aimed at destroying Islamic State group in Syria," Konashenkov said.