Putin, Hollande discuss situation in Syria, by Telephone

MOSCOW, (ST)_ Press office of the Russian presidency, “Kremlin”  announced that the Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Francois Hollande made a telephone call today (Monday) , during which they exchanged views on future cooperation between the two countries at bilateral or multilateral levels to resolve the crisis in Syria.

In a statement the office noted that the telephone call came to complement the results of the recent visit made by the French President to Russia.

In  press  conference, last week  after talks with his French peer in Moscow,  President Putin said   that the international community should prevent the exploitation of extremist groups  and international terrorists of the tragedy in Syria to achieve their goals, stressing that the  terrorist bombing took place near the Russian embassy in Damascus, resulted  in killing many victims, including children and similar acts of  atrocities to be strongly  condemned  by the  international community.

The Russian President   also reiterated his country’s  firm adherence to its position towards the situation in Syria, in compliance with International law and legitimacy.

T. Fateh