Putin speaks to Assad about new Idlib agreement

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad expressed his gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his great support in combating terrorist groups and the efforts made to guarantee Syria’s sovereignty, during a telephone conversation between the two parties on Friday, Al-Masdar reports.

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, briefed his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, during a phone cal  on the agreements reached on March 5th during the Russian-Turkish talks, and confirmed that their implementation will help to stabilize the situation in Idlib.

The media department statement in the Kremlin said in this regard: “A telephone conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, where Putin briefed President al-Assad on the agreements reached during the Russian-Turkish meeting, and stressed that their implementation will help to stabilize the situation in the Idlib area.”