Putin discusses Syria ceasefire with Saudi’s King Salman

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz to discuss the ceasefire agreement brokered between Russia and the US in Syria, the Kremlin said.

Also read:

Kerry warns of Syria partition if cessation of hostilities unsuccessful
US inaction led to Russian interference in Syria, claims former NATO commander
Russia, Israel and America are on the same page in Syria
US holds Russia and Assad responsible for Syria crisis
Why Russia and the West can’t win in Syria
The US has handed Syria over to Russia and Iran

“The Saudi monarch welcomed the agreements and expressed readiness to cooperate with Russia to implement them,” the Kremlin said. The two sides have reportedly agreed to continue contact on the issue.

The Russian president also held telephone conversations with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, as well as the leaders of Israel and Iran.

Unless otherwise stated in the article above, this work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. If the image(s) bear our credit, this license also applies to them. What does that mean? For other permissions, please contact us.