Al-Jaafari: Relations with Russia are distinguished

Moscow, SANA-Syria’s Ambassador to Russia, Bashar al-Jaafari, affirmed that relations which bind Syria and Russia are distinguished, referring to the identical stances of the two countries in the interest of both friendly states.

Al-Jaafari presented a copy of his credentials as an Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Syrian Arab Republic in Moscow to the Russian Special representative, Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Bogdanov.

 “Syria and Russia are very important countries from a geopolitical perspective and no one can defame these relations that emerged since a long time,” al-Jaafari added.

Bogdanov, for his part, described relations between the two states as “historical and distinguished,” saying that President Putin appreciates stances of friendly Syrians, affirming his country’s support to Syria in all domains.

Later, al-Jaafari and Bogdanov discussed urgent issues to boost the friendly relations between Syria and Russia and Moscow’s contributions to the reconstruction process in the country.

Mazen Eyon