2024-07-27 10:08:28
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad paid a working visit to Russia, during which he met with President Vladimir Putin and discussed with him all aspects of relations between the two countries.
The meeting also discussed “the situation in the Middle East region and the rapid developments it is experiencing, and aspects of joint coordination to deal with them.”
According to what was published by the Syrian Presidency, President Assad considered that “both Syria and Russia have gone through difficult challenges and have always been able to overcome them,” noting “the mutual trust and credibility on which the relations between the two countries and peoples are based.”
President Putin stressed, “The situation is becoming increasingly tense in the Middle East and that the talks with President Assad are an opportunity to discuss all possible developments and scenarios,” while affirming at the same time, “that there are promising opportunities for economic and trade relations between Syria and Russia.”
Russian media also quoted President Putin as saying to President Assad: “I am very interested in knowing your opinion about how the situation in the region as a whole is developing, and unfortunately, things tend to get worse, as we see, and this also applies to Syria directly.”
The last personal meeting between the presidents of Russia and Syria was held on March 15 of last year in the Kremlin. Assad’s visit to Moscow comes against the backdrop of reports of intensive diplomatic efforts to arrange a meeting between Assad and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with Russian mediation.
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