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Putin meets Assad in surprise Syria visit: presidency
DAMASCUS, Jan 7, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday during a surprise visit to Damascus, his first since the start of the nearly nine-year-old war, the presidency said.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Damascus for a visit during which he met President Assad at the headquarters of the Russian forces,” it said in a statement.
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