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Russian Defense Ministry ready for contacts with US — source

The source also said that the Russian military at Hmeymim airbase in Syria are maintaining daily contacts with US colleagues stationed at the base in Qatar

MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/. The Russian Defense Ministry is ready for contacts with US colleagues, a military-diplomatic source told TASS on Wednesday.

"As for possible meetings and contacts, we are ready. We had no such meetings so far but we do not reject them," the source said, adding that the sides had issues to discuss.

The source also said that the Russian military at Hmeymim airbase in Syria are maintaining daily contacts with US colleagues stationed at the base in Qatar.

"These contacts are vital for informational support of combat operations of the coalition and Russian groups in Syria," he said.