
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sent a cable to Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulating him on winning the presidential elections with more than 70% of votes. In the cable, President al-Assad said “having this exceptional trust from the Russian people is a natural result of your distinguished patriotic performance and of ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday congratulated Russia’s Vladimir Putin on his decisive victory in a presidential election and vowed to boost ties between Tehran and Moscow. “I am sure that during your new term, relations between our two countries will develop further,” he said in a message on the ...