The US and Russian military chiefs were set to meet Monday (March 4th) in Vienna to discuss operations in Syria, AFP reported.
Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will represent the US side in the meeting with Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the Russian General Staff, said Col. Patrick Ryder, a spokesman for the Joint Chiefs.
"The two military leaders will discuss the deconfliction of coalition and Russian operations in Syria, plus exchange views on the state of US-Russia military relations and the current international security situation in Europe and other key topics," Ryder said.
Since Russia's entry into the Syria conflict in 2015, Moscow and Washington have worked out their respective areas of operations against the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS), warning each other of planned air operations to avoid contact.
Despite the conflict in Syria and rising bilateral tensions, the military chiefs have kept open a channel of communications.
