Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Syria's President in Russia for talks with counterpart


(MENAFN) In view of the Syrian Arab army's recent victories and success, foreign armed forces will be withdrawn from the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad on Friday.

According to the Kremlin, Al-Assad met with Putin in the Russian city of Sochi yesterday where the Russian told him: "Given the victories and successes of the Syrian army in the war on terror, in light of the onset of a more active period, and in light of the fact that a more active political process has begun, foreign armed forces will start leaving Syrian territory."

Russia is one of Al-Assad's strongest supporters while Iran, Turkey and the US also have soldiers in the country which have been battling the Assad government, Daesh and other opposition groups.

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