Events
Visit to Syria
In Damascus, Vladimir Putin visited the Russian Armed Forces group command post in Syria, where he heard reports from the military on the situation in various regions of the republic. After that, he met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The President of Russia visited the Umayyad Mosque, one of the largest and oldest in the world, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, and the Orthodox Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus, where he spoke with Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East.