"I do not see any risk of collision between Russia and NATO in Afghanistan because Afghanistan has always been a common agenda," Grushko said in light of the recent tensions between Moscow and the alliance over the downing of a Russian attack aircraft by Turkey, a NATO member state.
A Turkish F-16 fighter shot down a Russian Aerospace Forces Su-24 Fencer over Syria on November 24, damaging relations between the two countries.
Ankara claimed it downed the Russian jet after it had allegedly breached Turkish airspace. The Russian General Staff and the Syrian Air Defense Command have provided evidence the aircraft did not cross into Turkish airspace.
Following the incident, NATO officials have expressed support for the Turkish right to defend its airspace.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in October it was planning to expand its presence at a Russian air base in Tajikistan with attack and transport helicopters in response to unrest in the Afghan city of Kunduz south of the Tajik border.
