MOSCOW, Mar 15 Afternoon On Wednesday, Russian-Syrian talks will be held as part of delegations, and then Russian President Vladimir Putin will talk with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as part of a «working breakfast,» said Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian leader.
«Further in the Kremlin, in the second half of the day, the international part of the working day of the head of state will begin, connected with the visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. We expect Russian-Syrian talks as part of delegations to start somewhere after three, then there will be communication between the two presidents — already at a working breakfast, although in the second half of the day, but according to the protocol, it is called a “working breakfast.” The two presidents will talk face to face,” Peskov told reporters.
He added that the head of the Russian state has several more events and meetings planned.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Moscow on a working visit, on Wednesday morning he laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. According to the Kremlin, the parties will discuss topical issues of further development of Russian-Syrian cooperation in the political, trade, economic and humanitarian spheres, as well as the prospects for a comprehensive settlement of the situation in and around Syria.