President Putin in message to Syrian Child Iman: Thanks to you, Syria will have good future

Damascus, (ST) – The Russian Ministry of Defense held a ceremony at the Russian Embassy in Damascus, during which the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Alexander Chaiko conveyed a message from the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin to the Syrian girl, Iman Nibras Ali, who earlier this month sent a letter to President Putin in which she spoke about the return of peaceful life to Syria thanks to the efforts of the armies of the two countries.

In the text of President Putin’s message to the child Iman, that was read by Chaiko it said:  I express my sincere gratitude to you for this warm and spiritual letter.

“There is no doubt that it is very important to live safely, study, play with your friends, feel love with your relatives, enjoy every day and believe in a good future,” Putin added in his message.

The Russian President continued: “You know that Russia is doing everything in its power so that Syrian children lives can return to normal and so that you can move forward towards tomorrow with full confidence.

“We will continue to provide support to the Syrian people in combating terrorism and restoring a peaceful life. I am sure that thanks to the talented children in Syria, the Syrian state will have a good future, Putin added”

The girl Iman, born in Jableh in Lattakia Governorate, is 9 years old in the fourth grade, and her hobbies are poetry, recitation and composing stories in Russian and English. She participated in the Patriot Park in Moscow in a Russian-language concert as the youngest participant in the ceremony. During the ceremony, she presented a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Iman said in her speech: “I am as old as the crisis in Syria. Terrorism has destroyed homes and schools and killed the people, but the smile returned to the children of Syria thanks to the heroic Syrian and Russian armies that defeated terrorism.”

She presented a poem in Arabic that spoke of the common steadfastness of the two countries in the face of enemies, in addition to prayers and in Russian and Arabic.

In his speech, Chaiko stressed the depth of the friendship between his country and Syria, which is being enhanced day after day.

He expressed his admiration for the efforts of the child, Iman in learning the Russian language, and considered it a “symbol of peace”.

Raghda Sawas