Syria supports the decision by Russia to recognize two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on Tuesday.

“Syria supports President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the republics of Luhansk and Donetsk,” the state TV quoted Mekdad as saying during an event in Moscow.

“We have been cooperating with the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk for a long time, and we believe that these current conditions will help increase this cooperation,” said Mekdad.

“For more than eleven years, Syria has been subjected to an unprecedented terrorist war, and of course everyone knows that we have achieved an important field victory over terrorism thanks to our armed forces and the support of allies and friends, led by Russia, represented by its political leadership and its courageous forces that stood with us with all determination.”

Source: Agencies