Putin had a phone conversation with Assad
A telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, said the press service of the Kremlin.
A telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, said the press service of the Kremlin.
It is noted that the Russian President informed his counterpart about the agreements reached yesterday in talks with President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan in the capital of Russia on the situation in Idlib. Putin said that their implementation will provide an opportunity to stabilize the situation in the region.
Assad highly assessed the results of the summit of leaders of Russia and Turkey and expressed gratitude to Putin for support in the battle against crime and efforts to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.
Putin and Erdogan yesterday on the results of the negotiations agreed on a common document on the situation in Idlib. In it the sides confirmed their commitment " to the format of Astana ", said the introduction of ceasefire from midnight on 6 March and the start of joint patrolling important M4 highway, which is currently placed under the control of terrorists.
The situation in Iglinsky area of de-escalation began to deteriorate February 27, when the terrorist group "Hayat Tahrir al-sham" * started a large scale offensive on the positions of the Syrian army, and she returned fire.
according to the Russian Ministry of defense, together with the militants came under fire from the Turkish military, which may not be in this area. In the end, lost his life 36 Turkish soldiers, 30 more were damaged health.
in Russia one of the main causes of the degradation of the situation in Idlib called the failure of the Ankara Turkish-Russian Memorandum of September 17, 2018. As noted by foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Turkey failed to fulfill its key obligations, for example not disassociate themselves armed opposition is ready for dialogue with the government, from terrorists.
*A terrorist group banned in Russia.
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