Iran’s Rouhani, Russia’s Putin Discuss Latest Developments in Syria

During a telephone conversation on Monday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin exchanged views on the latest regional and international issues, particularly the developments in Syria.

The Iranian president, for his part, stressed that Tehran and Moscow should continue to support the Syrian nation and government in the face of terrorism, saying, “It is very important that the Syrian people feel they are not alone in the fight against terrorists.”

Slamming western countries’ inattention to the dire situation of innocent people in Syria, Rouhani said Iran and Russia should hold further consultations and dispatch more medical and food supplies to the Arab country.

He also said a planned trilateral meeting of the Iranian, Russian and Turkish foreign ministers in Moscow on Tuesday can help improve coordination among the three countries to assist the Syrian nation.