Putin meets Bashar al-Assad in Moscow in unannounced visit
The Kremlin said tha Bashar Assad met with his Russian counterpart and ally Vladimir Putin during an unannounced visit to Moscow on Tuesday.
Putin spoke about the results of the “presidential elections” in Syria, claiming: “The results show that people trust you and, despite the difficulties and tragedies of past years, they still associate the process of recovery and return to normal life with you.”
Putin noted that “Bashar al-Assad is doing a lot to establish dialogue with political opponents.”
The United Nations, whose mediation has failed to end the Syrian civil war, has in recent years focused its efforts on the work of a constitutional committee working toward a post-war basic law.
Putin said, according to a Kremlin transcript that “The main problem in my opinion is that foreign armed forces are present in certain territories of the country without a UN decision or your approval, which clearly contradicts international law,”.
According to the Russian Sputnik news agency, “the summit discussed joint cooperation between Russia and the Assad regime in the process of “fighting terrorism,” as well as the steps taken on the political track, noting, “It was agreed on the importance of completing work on this track in order to reach consensus between Syrians, without any outside interference.
