Iran Press/ Europe: Official talks started on Wednesday between President Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, in the presence of delegations from the two countries, SANA reports.
During the meeting, Putin referred to the recent earthquake in Syria and added the devastating earthquake has worsened the suffering of the Syrian people, and that Russia as a friend country spares no effort to mitigate such hardship.
Putin went on to say: “Syrian-Russian ties are constantly developing and the trade exchange has increased between the two countries.”
The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, for his turn, said: “The meetings between our officials do not stop, but the international changes over the past year require us to meet for developing common conceptions for this stage.”
“We thank Russia for the great assistance it provided to face the repercussions of the earthquake, especially the Ministry of Defense and the Russian army, which directly contributed to rescuing the injured in the earthquake,” Bashar al-Assad added.
The Syrian President stressed: “The Syrian nation express their gratitude to Russia’s stances that confirm commitment to respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
“Upon the first visit to Russia since the start of the Ukrainian war, Syria reiterates its support to Russia during its fight against Western-backed Nazis”, Bashar al-Assad underlined.
In a televised meeting with Putin in the Kremlin, al-Assad said Russia was fighting neo-Nazis and “old Nazis” in Ukraine, according to a Russian translation.
Al-Assad said the West had taken in “old Nazis”, and was now giving them support.
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