It became known why the Minister of National Defense of Turkey and the head of MIT visited Russia.

According to the information provided by APA's Moscow correspondent citing the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense, on December 28, tripartite talks were held between the defense ministers of the Russian Federation, Syria and Turkey in Moscow.

The defense ministers discussed the necessity of continuing the tripartite dialogue for stabilization in the region in the talks attended by intelligence chiefs of all three countries.

The heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Syria and Turkey also discussed the Syrian crisis in Moscow and measures to combat extremists in that country.

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Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Hakan Fidan are on a visit to Moscow.

APA reports that NTV TV channel reported on this.

It was reported that they will hold a number of meetings in the Russian capital.