President al-Assad receives a Russian delegation headed by Alexander Lavrentiev, special envoy of President Vladimir Putin

Damascus-SANA

President al-Assad received a Russian delegation headed by Alexander Lavrentiev, the special envoy of President Vladimir Putin, who is visiting Syria to participate in the joint periodic meeting of the Syrian and Russian coordination bodies on the return of refugees and displaced persons, held in Damascus.

During the meeting, the two sides praised the positive results that are being achieved on the ground as a result of the active and effective work and joint efforts of the two parties in order to secure the appropriate conditions for the continued return of refugees to their cities and villages, and to accelerate the pace of national reconciliations. The two sides also stressed the importance of bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding being signed on the sidelines of the meetings. The joint coordination bodies of the Syrian and Russian.

President al-Assad noted that the importance of what the Russian Federation is doing is embodied in the practical steps it is taking on the ground to help the Syrian people overcome the effects of the terrorist war and the unjust sanctions imposed on them, in addition to its firm and principled political stances and its support for the Syrians’ right to defend their country and the sovereignty of their lands. He stressed the need to invest conferences and meetings in work to strengthen relations at the cultural and popular levels, in parallel with strengthening relations between institutions and bodies in the two friendly countries.

In turn, Lavrentiev stressed that the meetings between the two sides will continue at various levels in order to implement the recommendations and signed agreements, and to intensify cooperation between government institutions and bodies in the Russian and Syrian provinces, stressing that the goal of the joint meetings of the Syrian and Russian coordinating bodies is not only to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees, but to help in Improving the situation in general in Syria and strengthening the ties between the two friendly countries and peoples.