�Progress� in US-Russia talks over Syria air safety

AFP, WASHINGTON:  The US and Russia made “progress” in discussions Saturday designed to avoid accidents between them in the increasingly crowded air space over war-torn Syria, the Pentagon and Moscow said, and more talks are planned.
Washington expressed alarm this week after Moscow failed to quickly answer proposals made during previous talks, even as Russia launched cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea and repeatedly violated Turkish air space.
“The discussions were professional and focused narrowly on the implementation of specific safety procedures,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement after the 90-minute video conference.
“Progress was made during the talks and the US agreed to another discussion with Russia in the near future.”

�Progress� in US-Russia talks over Syria air safety

AFP, WASHINGTON: The US and Russia made progress in discussions Saturday designed to avoid accidents between them in the increasingly crowded air space over war-torn Syria, the Pentagon and Moscow said, and more talks are planned. Washington expressed alarm this week after Moscow failed to quickly answer proposals made during previous talks, even as Russia launched cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea and repeatedly violated Turkish air space. The discussions were professional and focused narrowly on the implementation of specific safety procedures, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement after the 90-minute video conference. Progress was made during the talks and the US agreed to another discussion with Russia in the near future.