Assad: visit to Moscow made under special circumstances

Syrian President Bashar Assad said that no documents were signed during his visit to Moscow in October 2015, there was only a meeting with the Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"That visit was made under special circumstances. I arrived less than two weeks after Russia began supporting the Syrian army," he recalled.

"Of course, this issue was on the agenda of the visit. The main topic was our common vision of the next stage of the fight against terrorism and political work. There were no agreements, but a process of consultations and dialogue," he said.

According to the Syrian President, the talks were mainly focused on two issues. 

"Firstly, the military operation, which had begun at the time, and as a consequence, the need to strike a blow at terrorism. Secondly, on how we could use the military operation to support the political process," RIA Novosti cited him as saying.