Russia and France have agreed to coordinate strikes against Islamic State (IS) jihadists after bilateral talks between French president Francois Hollande and Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

"The strikes against Daesh (IS) will be intensified and be the object of coordination," Mr Hollande said at a press conference with the Russian president, adding that the strikes would focus on the transportation of oil.

Mr Hollande, who was in Moscow to push for a broad coalition against IS, also said Syria's president Bashar al-Assad had "no place in the future of Syria".

Key points: France, Russia agree to coordinate strikes on Islamic State

France, Russia agree to coordinate strikes on Islamic State Francois Hollande spoke to Vladimir Putin in Moscow as part of a diplomatic push for a broad coalition against IS

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Russia is one of the main backers of the Syrian government.

Mr Hollande said Russia had agreed to target only Islamic State and similar jihadi groups. The West has accused Moscow of attacking mostly Western-backed rebel groups fighting Mr Assad.

"What we agreed — and this is important — is to strike only terrorists and Daesh and to not strike forces that are fighting terrorism. We will exchange information about whom to hit and whom not to hit," he said.

France will also increase its support to rebel groups battling Islamic State on the ground in Syria, Mr Hollande added.

Mr Putin said Moscow was ready to unite with Paris against a "mutual enemy", but he reaffirmed Moscow's long-standing view that Mr Assad and the Syrian government were also allies in the fight against terrorism.

"I believe that the fate of the president of Syria must stay in the hands of the Syrian people," Mr Putin said.

Mr Putin added that the shooting down by Turkey of a Russian jet was an act of betrayal by a country Russia considered to be its friend.

He said though Russia was still committed to cooperating with the US-led coalition conducting military operations in Syria, and was working to form a broader international coalition that could agree on a way to resolve Syria's conflict.

Destruction of aircraft absolutely unacceptable: Putin

Mr Hollande said the downing of the Russian jet highlighted the need for countries to coordinate their military activities more closely to avoid a possible repetition of what he called a "regrettable incident".

He again called for a "de-escalation" of the tensions between Moscow and Ankara.

Mr Putin also said Russia would keep cooperating with the United States and its partners to fight Islamic State in Syria, but that cooperation will be in jeopardy if there are any repeats of the shooting down of the jet.

"We are ready to cooperate with the coalition which is led by the United States. But of course incidents like the destruction of our aircraft and the deaths of our servicemen ... are absolutely unacceptable," he said.

Relations between Russia and NATO member Turkey have deteriorated sharply since Turkish forces downed a Russian warplane on Tuesday and Moscow has warned of "serious consequences" for economic ties.

Mr Putin also used the opportunity of the joint news conference with Mr Hollande to repeat his accusations against Turkey of turning a blind eye to oil smuggling by Islamic State.

He said it was "theoretically possible" that Ankara was unaware of oil supplies entering its territory from Islamic State-controlled areas of Syria but added that this was hard to imagine.

French officials say Mr Putin and Mr Hollande have a good working relationship, but in an initial televised exchange before dinner the two men had appeared uncomfortable and avoided eye contact.

Cameron argues Britain to join air war against IS

The talks between France and Russia came after British prime minister David Cameron argued his case to MPs for Britain to join strikes on IS targets in Syria.

Mr Cameron told the House of Commons that Britain should not "wait until an attack takes place here" before acting, adding it was "morally" unacceptable to be "content with outsourcing our security to our allies".

In an unusual move, French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made a public appeal for Britain to join the fight against IS in Syria, writing in Britain's Guardian newspaper that British help was needed to "win this war".

The prime minister has stepped up pressure on MPs to vote for strikes since IS claimed responsibility for the November 13 attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people.

Britain is involved in air strikes on IS targets in Iraq but has so far shied away from joining action in Syria. Many MPs are still troubled by the memory of unpopular British interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.

The leader of the main opposition Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn, reiterated his rejection of military action, writing in a letter that Cameron "has been unable to explain the contribution of additional UK bombing".

"The prime minister did not set out a coherent strategy, coordinated through the United Nations, for the defeat of ISIS," he said, using an alternative acronym for IS.

However, some Labour MPs say they could support the move.

Reuters/AFP