NOVO-OGARYOVO, December 26. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has hailed Russia’s role in rebuffing terrorists in Syria.

"The fact that Russia has saved Syria and preserved that state… if not for Russia’s assistance, I think that state might have ceased to exist. There is a lot of work to do there but Russia’s commitment to consolidate healthy forces, strengthen that state, find political solutions, convene a national dialogue congress - it is a great contribution to the resolution of the Syrian problems," he said.