Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that President Bashar al-Assad has a mass popular support among Syrians, adding that Russia will not allow the "domination of terrorist organizations in Syria or Iraq because we don’t accept chaos in those lands."
"We have a similar stance to Turkey that the situation in Syria is unnatural…there is a difference in a number of issues, but our stance is common regarding the solution of the crises and how to deal with terrorism," President Putin said at a press conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He said elections in Syria have shown that Assad possesses a mass, popular support.
"We have discussed the situation with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and many others who say it is possible to find solutions that are accepted by all political sides in the country," he said.
Transated and edited by the Syrian Observer
