Preparing the visit of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Damascus in January 2020 are akin to “a thriller worse than a Hollywood one.” Such an analogy was drawn by the Minister of Defense of the country Sergei Shoigu in the documentary film “No margin for error . Christmas visit to Damascus “, published on the site” Vesti.ru “.
Shoigu suggested that a detailed film about the trip of the head of state to Syria could, in addition to a thriller, become a good textbook for organizing such events for “all services”.
Putin arrived in Damascus and met with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad January 7, 2020. The Russian president drove through the streets of Damascus, noting signs of a return to peaceful life. Putin visited the Umayyad mosque, where he was shown the incorruptible head of John the Baptist, then the president met with the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East John X in Orthodox Church of the Holy Virgin Mary. p >
A civil war has been going on in Syria since the spring of 2011. Its members are government forces, the moderate opposition and Islamist groups. Russia supports the Assad government in this conflict.