Russia denied there is a secret deal with the United States on anti-terrorism operation in Syria, as it regretted that Ankara has not made necessary steps to med ties with Moscow.

Russia denied there is a secret deal with the United States on anti-terrorism operation in Syria, as it regretted that Ankara has not made necessary steps to med ties with Moscow.

Russian presidential press officer Dmitry Peskov said Russia and the US continue exchanging information on the situation in Syria, but they are not coordinating their anti-terrorist activities.

"Unfortunately, we can state that there is still no cooperation in the anti-terrorist operation in Syria. But information exchange with our American partners takes place twice a day via relevant channels, and President Putin spoke about that," Peskov told reporters on Thursday.

Responding to a question as to whether there is some secret agreement on cooperation between Russia and the U.S. on Syria, Peskov said: "No."

Peskov reiterated that Russia is participating in the anti-terrorist operation in Syria at the request of the Syrian administration.
"Our military are not working in Iraq," he said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Peskov regretted that Turkey has not taken the necessary steps to mend ties damaged by Ankara's shooting down of a Russian warplane near the Syrian border last year.

The Kremlin was still waiting for Turkey to apologize and to pay compensation for the incident, Peskov told reporters when asked to comment on remarks by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan who said on Tuesday he did not understand what kind of a "first step" Moscow expected from Ankara.