Russia and the United States discuss safety of flights over Syria

Today representatives of the Pentagon and the Ministry of Defense of Russia discussed the safety of military flights over Syria in the framework of a video conference, spokesman for the US Secretary of Defense Peter Cook announced.

"The conversation was constructive. The parties agreed to continue discussions on safety in this format in the future,'' RIA Novosti cites him as saying.

According to the US defense department spokesman, the representatives of the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to the memorandum of safety at the time of operations on the territory of Syria.