RIYADH, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Saudi Arabia discussed on Sunday their support to the establishment of de-escalation zones in Syria, Al Arabiya local news reported.
This was revealed during a press conference by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sideline of his visit to Riyadh and his Saudi counterpart Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir.
The Russian official highlighted that these zones will contribute to solving the crisis through the elimination of terrorism risks to pursue comprehensive political operations.
He said that his country supports the Saudi efforts to unify the Syrian oppositions to one group while stressing that Syrians are the one who will decide the destiny of their country.
Meanwhile, Al-Jubeir highlighted that the two sides discuss counterterrorism coordination while hailing the stand of Russia about the Yemeni crisis. He said that Saudi Arabia and Russia share the same stands about regional issues.
