Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani expressed readiness to deepen cooperation against terrorism with a view to ensuring stability in the middle East. On Sunday, April 9, the official website of the Kremlin.
Telephone conversation between the two leaders was held at the initiative of the Iranian side.
The presidents also exchanged views on the situation in Syria. The sides noted the inadmissibility of the actions of the United States against Damascus and their inconsistency with international law.
In addition, both Putin and Rouhani acknowledged the importance of further cooperation in political and diplomatic settlement of the armed conflict in Syria and called for an objective and impartial investigation of the circumstances of the incident with chemical weapons in the Syrian province of Idlib.
The United States accused Syrian government forces in the use of sarin during an air attack made on 4 April in Idlib province. It reported dozens of casualties. The Assad government said in response that it is not used and not to use chemical weapons.
On the night of 7 April, the US Navy has released 59 cruise missiles at the airfield shirt, which is used by warplanes of the Syrian army. The American authorities stated that these actions were a response to the events in Idlib.