Cavusoglu said close cooperation between Turkey and Russia would help prevent incidents in the future like the plane crisis. Cavusoglu urged Russia to fight against the “common enemy” of IS jihadists in Syria. WorldISTANBUL, AFP -Turkey on Thursday called on Russia to carry out joint operations against Islamic State (IS) in Syria, after crucial talks between President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan aimed at ending a crisis in ties. The comments by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu came as a Turkish delegation was in Russia for talks aimed at coordinating actions on Syria and other bilateral issues. We have always called on Russia to carry out anti-Daesh (IS) operations together,” Cavusoglu said in a live interview with the private NTV television, adding that the proposal was still “on the table”.

Source: Sunday Times August 11, 2016 11:15 UTC