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Putin Calls Syrian President, Assad Stresses on Fighting Terrorists

Putin Calls Syrian President, Assad Stresses on Fighting Terrorists
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President Bashar al-Assad received on Wednesday a phone call from the Russian President Vladimir Putin, discussing with him latest developments related to combating terrorism in Syria and the exerted political efforts to resolve the crisis in it.

Putin Calls Syrian President, Assad Stresses on Fighting Terrorists

The Russian President stressed, during the call, that the Russian stance towards Syria has not changed as it remains committed to continuing the fight against terrorism and to preserving the unity of the Syrian territory.

In turn, President al-Assad thanked the Russian President for Russia's efforts on the international arena despite pressure on it by some countries to discourage it from continuing to adhere to the rules of international law and respect the sovereignty of states.

President al-Assad stressed Syria's determination to fight terrorism in parallel with achieving reconciliation and continuing work towards activating the political track to resolve the crisis in Syria.

Earlier, President Bashar al-Assad said purging terrorists from the northwestern city of Aleppo is the only lawful way for the Syrian government to protect the civilian population in the embattled city.

Assad made the remarks in an interview with Swiss SRF 1 TV channel which was conducted on Tuesday and posted on its website on Wednesday.

"That's our mission, according to the constitution and the law, that we have to protect people, that we have to get rid of those terrorists from Aleppo. This is how we can protect the civilians," he said.

President Assad further noted that it is not possible to protect civilians while they are being killed and remain under the full control of Takfiri militants.

"How can you protect them while they are under the control of terrorists? ... Is it our role to sit aside and watch if that's how we can protect the Syrian people? We need to attack the terrorists, that's self-evident," he added.

Aleppo, Syria's second largest city, remains divided between government forces in the west and foreign-backed terrorists in the east, making it a frontline battleground.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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