Putin discusses Syrian, North Korean files with Russia’s Security Council

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with the permanent members of Russia’s Security Council preparations for the Syrian National Dialogue Congress and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, TASS news agency quoted Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.

“The political settlement in Syria, including preparations for the (Syrian) National Dialogue

Congress in Sochi, were discussed,” he noted.

“Putin also briefed the participants in the meeting on a thorough telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held last evening. The issue of the de-escalation zones in Syria was raised too,” he said.

“The participants in the meeting also exchanged views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula in light of the recent direct contacts between representatives of the DPRK and the Republic of Korea,” the Kremlin spokesman added. (MENA)