Alexander Orlov made the remarks during an interview with Europe 1 radio, on Wednesday.
"We are prepared to... plan strikes on Daesh positions together and create a joint staff with France, the US, with all the countries who want to be in this coalition," the Russian diplomat said, adding, "If the Turks want to be in [the joint staff] as well, they are welcome."Orlov's comments came as tensions between Moscow and Ankara continue to rise a day after Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24M Fencer jet along its border with Syria, accusing it of violating Turkish airspace.
Reports indicate that one of the two pilots was killed by ground fire after ejecting from the plane, while the Syrian army has claimed to have rescued the second pilot.
Earlier in the day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country did not seek to escalate tensions with Russia. However, Erdogan defended the move by his country, adding that Ankara was only trying to defend its borders.
Russia has denied all of Ankara's claims, saying that the jet was shot down in Syrian airspace, where Moscow has been carrying out operations against Daesh Takfiri terrorists since September 30 upon a request by the Damascus government.
Daesh militants have been carrying out atrocities against hundreds of thousands of people in Syria and neighboring Iraq over the past few years.
It's an interesting way to test the west's ability to hide its true intentions as Orlov is likely well aware that the US has no real interest in eliminating its own proxy army, IS/ISIS/ISIL/Daesh/Head-Choppers. Though I'm sure that Paris, Washington (and Turkey?!?) would love to know where Russia will strike so they can deliver more leaflets telling their ISIS buddies to flee the area before the bombs drop (or get their Turkmen ready to try and cause more Russian casualties). Bizarro world. Will Washington accept the offer, I wonder? Doubtful, and the denial will once again show their real intent is not to fight terror but instead to promote and spread it all the while telling the big lie through the MSM that Russia is bad and Obomber is doing all he can to fight terrorism despite Russian interference. Pretty twisted stuff.