“Today in Moscow, with the participation of the Russian side, a meeting was held between the Syrian Defense Minister and the head of the Syrian General Intelligence Service with the Turkish Defense Minister and the head of Turkish intelligence.

The parties discussed a number of issues.

The meeting was positive, ”TASS quoted the statement as saying.

Earlier it was reported that Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held talks in Moscow.