Syria's president underscores ongoing cooperation with Russia

Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-17 21:32:42|Editor: xuxin
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DAMASCUS, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday underscored the importance of the ongoing cooperation with Russia on several levels, according to state-run news agency SANA.

Assad was cited during his meeting in capital Damascus with a delegation from the United Russia, which is a ruling political party in Russia.

According to the report, Assad discussed with the Russian delegation ways to develop the Syrian-Russian relations and continue cooperation on the economic and political levels as well as counter terrorism.

The president noted that the Syrian-Russian relations should become even stronger in light of the pressure from some Western powers.

For its side, the Russian delegation highlighted the joint work between Russia and Syria to face the schemes of some Western countries "that aim to destabilize some countries," according to SANA.

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