(VOVworld) – The Pentagon said the US Department of Defense video conference Thursday with the Russian Ministry of Defense to discuss the improvement of safety of military jets operating in Syria.
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Department of Defense Press Secretary Peter Cook said it was a constructive conversation which will be continued in the same format.
Russian and US officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding last October on safety procedures for air operations in Syria.
A US-led coalition of some 60 nations has been carrying out airstrikes against IS in Syria since September 2014 without the approval of the Syrian government or the UN Security Council.
