Syria's Assad Meets With President Putin in Moscow

Syrian President Bashar Assad visited Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday evening for a working visit, the Kremlin press office reported Wednesday morning.



Assad made the trip following an invitation from the Kremlin, according to the transcript on the Kremlin's website. Russia's military assistance in Syria was the unsurprising reason for the meeting, with Assad thanking the Russian people for the help provided to his country.



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