MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the escalating situation in Syria with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian by phone, the Kremlin said on Monday.
“The focus was on the escalating situation in the Syrian Arab Republic,” the Kremlin statement said.
“Unconditional support was expressed for the actions of the legitimate authorities of Syria to restore constitutional order and to restore the political, economic and social stability of the Syrian state.”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country was ready for any cooperation with Russia to control the regional situation and help resolve the crisis in Syria, according to the Iranian government’s website.
“We believe that the recent events are part of a dangerous plan by the United States and the Zionist regime (Israel) to disrupt the geopolitical landscape of the region in favour of Zionists, but this plan will fail thanks to the unity and cooperation of regional countries,” Pezeshkian added.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva; Editing by Andrew Osborn and Mark Heinrich)
