ANKARA 

A high-level defense group meeting between Turkish and US officials was held in Washington, D.C., Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

At the meeting, which the ministry said was conducted in a positive and constructive atmosphere, the delegations exchanged views on bilateral and regional defense and security issues, it added in a statement.

The sides, which were from the Turkish ministry and the US Department of Defense, agreed to hold their next meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara, said the statement.