Al-Shara concludes a fruitful visit to Russia

The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and members of the accompanying delegation returned back on Tuesday evening to Damascus following an official visit to Moscow which lasted for two days in which he conveyed a message from President Bashar al-Assad to the Russian President Vladimir Putin concerning bilateral relations and developments in the region.

During this visit, al-Shara held talks with the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov centered on developments and prospects of the ME peace process in light of dangers obstructing it as a result of the practices of the Israeli government practices which are in contradiction to the principles of just and comprehensive peace.

Al-Shara also met with the chairman of the Russian Duma council Genady Selezenov and with the Russian prime minister Mikhael Kasyanov.

Talks during the two meetings dealt with means of deepening and developing bilateral relations between the two countries and to improve them for the best.