The Defense Ministers of the Russian Federation and Britain noted the importance of continuing contacts on the prevention of incidents and reducing the risks of unintended conflicts during military activities
MOSCOW, February 11. /tass/. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stressed at a meeting with his British counterpart Ben Wallace on Friday that the Russian side is ready to consider proposals to restore military cooperation with London. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense following the meeting.
According to the ministry, "an understanding was reached at the meeting on the continuation of contacts between the defense departments of the two countries."
"Shoigu stressed that the Russian Defense Ministry is ready to consider proposals to restore bilateral cooperation on the military line. An understanding has been reached on the continuation of contacts between the defense departments," the ministry added.
"The sides noted the importance of continuing contacts on preventing incidents and reducing the risks of unintended conflicts during military activities," the Defense Ministry also said in a statement.
In general, as the ministry informed, the agenda included "the most pressing problems of European security and cooperation between the military departments of the two countries."