General Joseph Dunford (right) and General Valery Gerasimov in Baku in February 2017
France 24: US, Russian military chiefs to meet on Syria
The US and Russian military chiefs are to meet Monday in Vienna to discuss operations in Syria, where the US has decided to leave a residual force to protect its Kurdish allies.
General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will represent the US side in the meeting with General Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the Russian General Staff, said Colonel Patrick Ryder, a spokesman for the Joint Chiefs.
"The two military leaders will discuss the deconfliction of coalition and Russian operations in Syria, plus exchange views on the state of US-Russia military relations and the current international security situation in Europe and other key topics," Ryder said.
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WNU Editor: The issues that will be covered are Syria, nuclear forces, and the tensions in Europe.
