MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Sergei Shuiju met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday to discuss the war in Syria, Russian news agencies quoted the Defense Ministry as saying.
Shoyguo visited Syria on orders from Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of Assad's most prominent supporters since the armed conflict began in 2011, the ministry said.
The agencies added that Shweijo discussed with Assad the military cooperation between Russia and Syria, as well as the joint efforts of the two countries to defeat a hasty organization in Syria.