(CNN)— Russian President Vladimir Putin held separate calls with his Turkish and Syrian counterparts, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Bashar al-Assad, on Saturday, promising “closer cooperation” in the fight against terrorism in the wake of the deadly attack on the concert in Moscow, according to a Kremlin statement..
The statement said that Erdogan offered his “deep and heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims and stressed the urgent need for closer bilateral cooperation in the fight against the terrorist threat.”“.
In a conversation with Putin, Al-Assad expressed his “wishes for patience and tranquility for the families and friends of the victims,” and they agreed to “intensify communications in dealing with the fight against terrorism,” according to the Kremlin..
Russia is the most powerful foreign power operating in Syria, and Putin has long been allied with Assad, throwing the weight of the Russian military behind his Syrian counterpart..
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