MOSCOW, 14 Sep. Russian and Syrian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad met in Moscow and held talks in the Kremlin. Assad paid an unannounced visit to Moscow. «I am very glad to welcome you to Moscow again. And first of all I want to congratulate you on your recent birthday,» Putin said at the beginning of the meeting. The Russian leader also spoke about the results of the presidential elections in Syria. And, of course, already in a personal format — with a very good result of the presidential elections.The results indicate that people trust you and, despite all the difficulties of previous years and the tragedies of previous years, they still associate the process of recovery and return to normal life, «- said the President of Russia. The President of Syria approved the composition of the new government. In addition, Putin appreciated how his colleague is coping with establishing a dialogue with opponents. «I know that you are doing a lot for this, including to establish a dialogue with your political opponents. I really hope that this process will will continue. Only the consolidation of all forces in Syria will allow the country to stand on its feet and begin progressive development, moving forward, «the president said. Consolidation of the country, he is sure, is hindered by the foreign armed forces illegally present in Syria.» The main problem, in my opinion, is is that, after all, foreign armed forces are present in certain territories of the country without the decision of the United Nations, without your sanctions, which clearly contradicts international law and does not give you the opportunity to make maximum efforts to consolidate the country and to move along the path its restoration at a rate that would be possible if the entire territory controlled by the legitimate government, «the Russian leader explained. The Russian military began to patrol the liberated city in Syria Terrorists dealt a serious blow Putin also drew attention to the fact that militants continue to operate in Syria. terrorize civilians. Nevertheless, refugees are actively returning to the liberated areas. I saw with my own eyes, when I was visiting you at your invitation, how people are actively restoring their homes, actively working to return in the full sense of the word to a peaceful life «, — added the President of Russia. Shoigu revealed the secret of Russia's success in Syria Assad, in turn, admitted that through joint efforts the countries achieved success in the fight against terrorists. destruction of terrorism, but also contributed to the return of refugees who were forced to leave their homes, leave their homeland, «- said the Syrian leader. He complained that international terrorism» knows no borders «and» spreads like an infection throughout the world. » I can state that they made a huge contribution to protecting all mankind from this evil, «he said. Putin expressed a similar opinion.» Our joint efforts have liberated the main, overwhelming territory of the Syrian Republic. Terrorists have suffered very serious, significant damage, and the Syrian government, headed by you, controls 90 percent of the territory, «he said. A child was killed in the shelling of the El-Gab valley in Syria. I mean the fight against coronavirus infection, which the whole of humanity has faced today. The first deliveries of Sputnik V and Sputnik Light went to Syria, «Putin said. The Syrian Ambassador to Russia clarified his words about Assad's vaccination «, — the President of Syria complained. He added that the political processes carried out by Damascus» have stopped for about three years already. » other factors, but we understand them perfectly and we are trying to do everything possible to solve these pressing problems, «the head of the republic explained. , which has developed at the moment. « Russia and Syria discussed the possibility of extradition of convicts