WASHINGTON, February 15. /TASS/. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford and Chief of Russia’s General Staff Valery Gerasimov will hold a meeting on Thursday in the capital of Azerbaijan, the Pentagon’s press office reported on Wednesday.

According to the press office, Gerasimov and Dunford "will discuss a variety of issues including the current state of U.S.-Russian military relations and the importance of consistent and clear military-to-military communication to prevent miscalculation and potential crises."

No details of the agenda of the upcoming talks between the two military leaders were disclosed.