We are prepared to go further, to plan strikes against Daesh (Islamic State) positions together and to set up a joint command with France, America and any country that wants to join this coalition, said Alexandre Orlov.
Russia is prepared to coordinate strikes against Islamic State militants in a joint command with the United States, France and others who want to participate, including Turkey, Moscow's envoy to Paris said today.
French President Francois Hollande is trying to rally more international support to destroy Islamic State following the November 13 attacks in Paris. He visited Washington on Tuesday and is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
"This coalition is a possibility," Russia's ambassador to France, Alexandre Orlov, told Europe 1 radio.
"For our part, we are prepared to go further, to plan strikes against Daesh (Islamic State) positions together and to set up a joint command with France, America and any country that wants to join this coalition," he said, noting that this included Turkey.
© Thomson Reuters 2015