Bashar al-Assad arrives in Moscow

 The official page of the "Syrian Presidency" published the news of the arrival and indicated that an official reception ceremony took place at Vankova International Airport in Russia.

He was received, according to the published news, "Mikhail Bogdanov, special representative of President Putin, Deputy Foreign Minister, Alexander Yefimov, the Russian ambassador to Damascus, and Bashar al-Jaafari, the Syrian ambassador to Moscow."

 The "Syrian Presidency" page confirmed that during the visit, Assad is holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by a large ministerial delegation.

 And the Russian newspaper "Vedomosti", had confirmed, quoting an unnamed source in the Russian presidency, the "Kremlin" a few days ago, that Al-Assad will visit Russia in mid-March, adding that "Vladimir Putin and Al-Assad may discuss bilateral relations and the Ukrainian issue, in addition to the issue of normalizing relations between Damascus and Ankara, in addition to the possibility of obtaining support to face the energy crisis and the consequences of the earthquake.

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