Damascus-Sana
Dr. Faisal Al-Miqdad, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, during his meeting this evening with members of the Russian Federation delegation that participated in accompanying the presidential elections in Syria that took place yesterday, confirmed the depth of bilateral relations between Syria and Russia at all political and parliamentary levels.
The minister welcomed the participation of the delegation, which includes members of the "Duma" House of Representatives, as well as representatives of the "Russian Civil Council", in accompanying the electoral process, stressing the depth of bilateral relations between Syria and Russia at all political and parliamentary levels.
Minister Al-Miqdad presented the electoral process in the Syrian embassies and general consulates abroad, pointing to the massive turnout of Syrian citizens everywhere for participation, which shows the Syrians' commitment to the present and future of their homeland and their desire to contribute to the future of their country, its stability and prosperity.
Members of the delegation reviewed their observations and observations during the electoral process, which they accompanied at the invitation of the Syrian People's Assembly, and emphasized the integrity and transparency of the electoral process.
Dmitry Sablin, a member of the Russian State Duma, affirmed that the two most important elements in any elections are freedom and secrecy, and based on keeping pace with the electoral process, they have been fully adhered to .. stressing the importance of parliamentary diplomacy, especially that the Russian delegation that accompanied the Syrian elections represents all spectrums of Russian society and will convey its impressions On the fair and legitimate electoral process that will have positive reverberations in Russia.
Sergey Muratov clarified that recognition or non-recognition of these elections by Western countries does not affect their success because the most important thing is that they express the aspirations of the Syrian people, their adherence to their homeland and the pursuit of a better future.
For his part, the representative of the Russian Civil Council, Maxim Grigoriev, expressed the importance of the experience of accompanying the electoral process in Syria, describing it as taking place in a legitimate and transparent manner, pointing out the importance of strengthening cooperation between civil society organizations and institutions in both Syria and Russia.
The meeting was attended by the Russian ambassador to Syria Alexander Yefimov, members of the Russian delegation, Sergey Muratov, Vadim Dengen, Oleg Seleznev, and the advisor of the International Committee in the Council Andrei Kulenko, representatives of the Russian Civil Council, Maxim Grigoriev and Mikhail Anishkin, and from the Syrian side, members of the People's Assembly on behalf of Sudan, head of the Syrian-Russian Friendship Committee, Farouk Hammadi and Abdul Rahman Al-Khatib. Mary Al-Bitar, Usama Mustafa, Ahmed Marei, Elias Shahoud, Ismail Hajo, Dr. Abdullah Hallaq, Director of the Special Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Wurif Al-Halabi, Director of the Media Department, and Ruaa Sharbaji from the minister's office