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"We have proposed to Americans what President Vladimir Putin informed the public about, namely, to send a delegation of military experts to Moscow to agree on a whole number of joint steps, afterwards we would be ready to send a high delegation led by Prime Minister Medvedev to Washington," Lavrov told earlier the Russian Parliament.

"Today we were told that they will not be able to send a delegation to Moscow. At the same time, they are unable to receive our delegation in Washington," he added.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Russian air force started carrying out strikes against ISIS positions in Syria on September 30. According to media reports, a large majority of Russia's military strikes in Syria have not been aimed at the Islamic State group or jihadists tied to al-Qaida, and have instead targeted the moderate Syrian opposition, supported by the U.S.

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As reported earlier, Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed that Russia had launched rocket strikes on Islamic State group targets in Syria from warships in the Caspian Sea.