MOSCOW, January 21. /TASS/. The situation in Syria was on the agenda of today’s talks between the Russian and Chinese presidents, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov said.
"The leaders also discussed the recent developments in Syria and a number of other topics," he said.
Armed opposition units in Syria launched a large-scale offensive on government troops in the Aleppo and Idlib governorates in late November 2024. On December 8, they entered Damascus, while President Bashar Assad stepped down and fled the country. On December 10, Mohammed al-Bashir, who had led the so-called Syrian Salvation Government in the Idlib governorate, announced his appointment as head of Syria’s interim government, saying that the transitional period will last until March 1, 2025.