MOSCOW, 14 Sep. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Afghanistan at a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Putin and Assad met in Moscow. The negotiations took place in the Kremlin. Assad paid an unannounced visit to Moscow. «(There was an extensive exchange of views, primarily on bilateral relations, on the situation in Syria itself. Of course, Afghanistan. And they also exchanged views on further plans for the further development of interaction,» — said Peskov, answering a question about what the presidents of the two countries spoke about. According to Peskov, Assad has already returned to Syria and is in Damascus. He also explained why Assad's visit to Moscow was not announced. «There are certain security considerations that need to be followed, quite obvious. Based on these considerations, of course, it was not announced, the information was provided to the media after the Syrian President returned home,» said Putin's spokesman.
Putin named the main problem of SyriaRussian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday — before he had to make a decision on self-isolation, the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov told reporters. I can say that he did not meet with Assad at the end of the day, but it was at the beginning of the working day. There is nothing illogical here. At that time, doctors were still researching, no one's health is in danger, «Peskov said, answering the question of what is the logic of Putin's personal contacts, if he assumed that he could go to quarantine.
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