Turkey's government and military leaders have said after a high level meeting, that Turkey and Russia should keep all diplomatic and military channels of communication open following tensions over Turkey's downing of a Russian fighter jet. In a statement released after a regular High Military Council on Thursday, the Turkish leaders also recommended that the two countries' militaries take all measures possible to avoid new "undesired" incidents on the Turkey-Syria border, according to AP. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday that Moscow has cut all military contacts with Turkey. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu presided over the bi-annual council meeting where senior government and military officials review security threats and other military matters. -- SPA 23:06 LOCAL TIME 20:06 GMT تغريد