DAMASCUS, (ST)- President Bashar Al-Assad and his Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday exchanged congratulations on the 75^th anniversary of establishing the Syrian-Russian diplomatic ties.

In his cable of congratulation, President Al-Assad  stressed that relations between Syria and Russia are based on mutual respect and confidence and that Russia has throughout history proved that it is a great state in terms of respecting international law and peoples' will, noninterference in the internal affairs of other countries, keenness on establishing security and stability in all parts of the world, disseminating the values of amity and peace vis a vis terrorism and extremism which is backed by some countries to serve their own interests.

DAMASCUS, (ST)- Continuous efforts to achieve progress in the political process in Syria, mainly regarding the formation of the committee for discussing the constitution, were the main theme of President Bashar Al-Assad's meeting on Friday with Russian President’s Special Envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin and the accompanying delegation.

DAMASCUS, (ST)- President Bashar Al-Assad and Oman’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawai discussed during a meeting on Sunday in Damascus the political and economic challenges facing the entire region and means to confront these challenges.

Talks also dealt with regional and international developments, mainly the schemes aiming to cancel the historical rights of the Arabs under the current crises and critical conditions the region is passing through.

SYDNAYA,(ST)_ President Bashar al-Assad held today an open dialogue with the Syrian Syriac Catholic youths during their camp kicked off on Tuesday under the title ‘My Hope is in You’, according to the Syrian Presidency website.

The dialogue was held at the Monastery of ST. Thomas in Sydnaya, located north of the city of Damascus.

The president asserted that Christians in Syria have been and still builder of its civilization, and they- alongside their Muslim brothers-  have conveyed Syria’s human and civilized message to the whole world. 

DAMASCUS, (ST)- President Bashar Al-Assad has stressed Syria's full support for Iran's leadership in defense of the rights of the Iranian people and in confrontation of US threats and procedures that violate International law principles.

President Al-Assad made the remarks during his meeting on Tuesday with Ali Asghar Khaji, the Iranian Foreign Minister's senior aide for Political Affairs, and the accompanying delegation.

Talks dealt with developments of the Iranian nuclear deal following Washington's withdrawal from it and the recent US escalation against Iran aiming to destabilize the region and increase tension.

Discussion also focused on the progress made in the war on terrorism in Syria and the retaliation against the attacks being launched by the terrorist organizations in Idleb against civilians in neighboring areas. Developments in the political process, the forthcoming round of Astana talks on Syria and the regional and international situation were also discussed.