On July 8, Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov had a meeting with Riad Haddad, the Head of the diplomatic mission of the Syrian Arab Republic in the Russian Federation.
The parties discussed the prospects for further strengthening of relations between the two countries, in particular, trade and economic cooperation in the light of the need for Syria's infrastructure rehabilitation. The problem of political conflict settlement in the country and counteraction to the terrorist threat were also discussed. In addition, Mikhail Bogdanov and Riad Haddad reviewed the conditions conducive to the return of Syrian internally displaced persons to their places of residence.
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