Issues of international security and bilateral relations were in focus of a telephone conversation between Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Curtis Scaparrotti, the Russian defense ministry said on Friday, TASS reported.
"On September 21, 2018, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Defense Minister Army General Valery Gerasimov had a telephone conversation with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Curtis Scaparrotti," the ministry said.
"The sides exchanged views on the pressing issues of international security and the current state of Russia-NATO relations," the ministry said.