Putin and Rouhani Condemn U.S. Airstrikes in Syria in Phone Call: Kremlin
Source: NBC News
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have spoken on the phone and agreed that recent U.S. airstrikes in Syria were unacceptable and violated international law, the Kremlin said Sunday.
The two leaders also called for an "objective, unbiased investigation" into the incident involving chemical weapons which killed more than 100 people last week in Idlib province, Syria, the Kremlin said in a statement on its website.
Putin and Rouhani said they were ready to deepen cooperation to fight terrorism and called for a diplomatic resolution to the war in Syria, according to Russian authorities.
It came as Iranian news wires reported that Rouhani had also spoken to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday.
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