Syrian President expresses hope for Russia's support

Syrian President Bashar Assad hopes for Russia’s support. He expressed this idea in an interview with the "Sunday Time" programme of the First Channel. "We hope, above all, for Russia as a country, with which we are linked by strong (in historical way) relations. Russia’s role is very important. Starting from the first days of the crisis, we were in constant contact with the Russian government. We described in detail our Russian friends the development of events," Assad noted. He added that Russia recognized the risk of military or political interference in Syria’s domestic affairs. Therefore, Russia played an important role in the international arena, which materialized, for instance, in the veto, used by Russia in voting at the UN Security Council," said the Syrian president. "Therefore, we rely on Russia’s stand and that Russia will continue supporting not only Syria, but will also come out for stabilization of the situation in the world."