DAMASCUS, Feb. 24 (MNA) – President Bashar al-Assad received Wednesday a phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin discussing prospects of the crisis in Syria in light of implementing the cessation of fighting actions.

President al-Assad asserted, during the phone call, government’s readiness to contribute to implementing the cessation of the fighting actions.

Presidents al-Assad and Putin also affirmed the importance of going ahead in combating the terrorist organizations of “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIL), Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist organizations.

 

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