Russia and Syria

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Assad swears in new Syrian ambassador to Russia

Assad swears in new Syrian ambassador to Russia

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday swore in the new ambassador to Russia, Bashar Jaafari, who previously worked as a deputy foreign minister, the SANA news service reported. "Bashar Jaafari has been sworn in today before …

Lavrov meets with UN Special Envoy for Syria in Moscow

Lavrov meets with UN Special Envoy for Syria in Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen reaffirmed the importance of further dialogue on the intra-Syrian Constitutional Committee platform during their talks in Moscow Thursday. "Special …

Turkish media: Putin invites Erdogan to talk to Assad

Turkish media: Putin invites Erdogan to talk to Assad

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are likely to hold a telephone conversation soon, Türkiye reported citing sources. According to Turkish sources, the proposal was made by Russian …

Putin, Erdogan and Raisi adopt joint statement on Syria

Putin, Erdogan and Raisi adopt joint statement on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed their adherence to Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and stressed the lack of alternatives to the …

Russia urges Turkey to refrain from  escalation in Syria

Russia urges Turkey to refrain from escalation in Syria

Russia views a possible Turkish military operation in Syria as an unwise step that would lead to more escalation, the Russian president’s special envoy, Alexander Lavrentyev, told reporters on Wednesday. "We believe that it …

Syria supports Putin's decision to recognize DPR, LPR

Syria supports Putin's decision to recognize DPR, LPR

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said Syria supported the decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics and called it a historic milestone. "I would …