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US, Russian military chiefs discuss mechanisms for deconfliction in Syria
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US, Russian military chiefs discuss mechanisms for deconfliction in Syria
The United States and Russia have renewed high-level military contacts to discuss mechanisms in order to avoid accidental encounters between their forces in Syria, the Pentagon says.
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu spoke by telephone on Friday, according to Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook.
“The secretary and the minister talked about areas where the United States and Russia’s perspectives overlap and areas of divergence,” Cook said.
“They agreed to further discuss mechanisms for deconfliction in Syria and the counter-ISIL campaign,” he stated, using a military term – deconfliction – which means rival armies will talk to one another in order to avoid accidental encounters between their forces.
The United States and Russia broke off direct military contacts in April 2014 over a dispute over the crisis in Ukraine.
“The secretary emphasized the importance of pursuing such consultations in parallel with diplomatic talks that would ensure a political transition in Syria,” Cook said in a statement.
“He noted that defeating ISIL and ensuring a political transition are objectives that need to be pursued at the same time,” the Pentagon spokesman said, referring to the Daesh terrorist group. “Both the secretary and the minister agreed to continue their dialogue.”
Moments earlier, US Secretary of State John Kerry said during a visit to London that “military-to-military” discussions between the US and Russia on the Syrian crisis will begin shortly….More Here
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