ANKARA, August 25. /TASS/. Russian Armed Forces General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov will on Friday meet in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, the Anadolu news agency reported Thursday.

"According to available data, General Gerasimov will tomorrow (August 26) visit, jointly with the delegation, the Turkish Armed Forces General Staff at 11:00 and hold talks with General Akar," the statement said.

The agency does not cite any other details.

TASS does not have an official confirmation of the report on the part of Russia’s Defense Ministry.