Russian, Iranian Leaders Stress Need for Joint Work in Syrian Crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani noted during a telephone conversation the importance of working together on settling the Syrian crisis, the Kremlin’s press service said Wednesday.

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) – On Monday, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced an agreement on cessation of hostilities between the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad and the armed opposition factions had been reached. The agreement will come into force on February 27.

Military action, including airstrikes conducted by Syria, Russia and the US-led coalition will continue against Daesh, al-Nusra Front, as well as other UN-designated terrorist groups.

“The importance of further joint work was noted between Russia and Iran on issues of settling the Syrian crisis, including the decisive fight against Daesh, al-Nusra Front and other terrorist organizations included in the sanctioned list of the UN Security Council,” the press service said in a statement.