Section: Syria
President Putin: We hope Kerry’s visit would approximate stances between the US and Russia
Moscow, SANA-Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hoped that the visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry to Moscow would help approximate stances between Moscow and Washington on the crises in Syria and Ukraine. “The two countries can reach common points and go ahead in bilateral and international issues,” Russia Today TV quoted...
Kremlin confirms a meeting between Putin and Kerry
Moscow, SANA, The main topics of discussion at the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Secretary of State John Kerry will likely be the situations in Syria and Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. Russia and the US agreed on the cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria that came into effect on 27...
Lavrov: Moscow proposed to Washington a tangible plan to solve crisis in Syria
Moscow, SANA-Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow has proposed to Washington a tangible plan for the settlement in Syria, hoping the US would soon answer to the plan. “Washington has asked Moscow to help solve the crises in Syria and Ukraine after the US became desperate due to its polices,” Lavrov told Russian Moskovskij...
Customs facilitation agreement between Syria and Russia will soon see the light of day
Damascus, SANA – Exporters Union discussed with a Russian delegation on Thursday ways of activating trade exchange and the arrangements required to signing a customs facilitation agreement between the two countries. The Union’s chairman Mohammad al-Sawah said work is under way to sign the agreement that is related to customs exemptions and...
President al-Assad: Russia’a policy is based on values and interests, the West is not serious in fighting terrorists
Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to the Spanish EFE news agency in which he stressed that the Russians’ values and interests in their policy towards Syria are not in contradiction, noting that as long as the US is not serious in fighting the terrorists, the West won’t be serious. The following is the full...
Putin and Obama discuss situation in Syria on sideline of G-20 summit
Antalya, SANA – Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama held a meeting on the sideline of the G-20 summit currently being held in Antalya, Turkey, during which they discussed the situation in Syria and in Ukraine. According to Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov, the two presidents also exchanged viewpoints on the recent...
Russia: 40% of terrorists in Syria are mercenaries from 100 countries
Moscow, SANA – Russian President Vladimir Putin said terrorist organizations are trying to use the Middle East and North Africa as a springboard to launch operations aimed at destabilizing the security of other countries. In a letter to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states in their meeting for discussing security and...
Lavrov: Western alliance hasn’t been effective on the ground against terrorism
Moscow, SANA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that all the counter-terrorism actions taken by Russia in Syria are done based on the request of the Syrian leadership and are carried out openly, and that Russia is committed to its call for uniting all efforts seeking to combat international terrorism. In a joint press conference with...
Lavrov: Russia and U.S. have desire to work together to confront ISIS
New York, SANA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia and the United States have a desire to work together in diplomatic and military fields, particularly regarding the fight against ISIS. This statement was made following a meeting between Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday at New York on the sideline of...
President al-Assad to Russian media outlets.. We cannot implement anything unless we defeat the terrorism.. The army is the most important symbol for any society
Damascus, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to the Russian media outlets, following is the full text of the interview: Question 1: Mr. President, thank you for giving us all, from the Russian media, from RT, from Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Channel 1, Russia 24, RIA Novosti, and NTV channel. Thank you for giving us all the opportunity to...
