Syria's leader has said he hopes US President-elect Donald Trump will be an ally in fighting terrorism but remains "cautious in judging him".
Iran is hopeful about a political solution to the crisis in Syria, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, Press TV reported on Tuesday.
A senior Russian diplomat said Monday that discussions about the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be removed from the current agenda of peace negotiations.
Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday that Russia does not fight the militants of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and they have made this clear by supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime.
The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that it was premature for Moscow to invite Syrian opposition to attend talks in Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday informed his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's surprise visit to Moscow, Turkish presidential sources said.
It was not surprising when the Russian intervention in Syria brought mixed reactions. There is some criticism on this act but there are also a number of voices that see hope in the peaceful settlement of this bloody war.
U.S. President Barack Obama held "productive" talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday at the UN headquarters to discuss situations in Syria and Ukraine.
The visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday discussed with President Bashar al-Assad ways to solve the Syrian crisis, the state news agency SANA reported.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls expressed on Monday regret over U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry' s comments on possible negotiations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to end years-long bloodshed in the Arab country.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's fresh desire to re-ignite negotiations with Syria's Assad reflects a possible shift in the international approach toward solving the conflict in Syria, analysts said.
The United States will "have to negotiate" with the Syrian government in an effort to end the country's four-year-old conflict, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a TV program aired on Sunday.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that his administration is dealing positively with the Russian efforts to find solutions to the Syrian crisis, according to the state news agency SANA.
The swearing-in ceremony of President Bashar al-Assad was held Wednesday and followed by an inauguration speech, in which Assad outlined the features of his third seven-year-term in office, basically continuing to fight terrorism, support national reconciliation and embark on reconstruction process.
Thousands of supporters of President Bashar al-Assad have staged demonstrations in support of the president, who announced earlier on Monday that he will run in the country's controversial presidential elections.
The Syrian parliament announced on Wednesday the name of the first candidate who registered for the presidential elections, the official SANA news agency reported.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took part Sunday evening in a religious mass to commemorate the birth of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, according to the state-run SANA news agency.
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