It is reported by RIA Novosti.

According to the agency, before these negotiations, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters that the ministers are expected to touch on the idea of ​​German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to create an international security zone in Syria on the border with Turkey.

It is noted that other key issues of the meeting will be the protection of telecommunications in peacetime and wartime, as well as a further increase in defense spending and the readiness of the alliance forces.

October 9, Ankara announced the start of the ground part of the military operation "Source of Peace" in northeast Syria.

On October 22, Sochi hosted a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which lasted more than six hours. According to the Russian leader, at the end of the meeting, fateful decisions were reached regarding Syria.

More on the topic - in the material RT.