Putin and Xi Jinping discussed in Goa, the situation in Syria

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Goa (India), October 15 -. RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged views on the situation in Syria, the Russian side informed of developments in the country, said on Saturday, a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.

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"President Hu and exchanged views on the Syrian affairs, Putin informed the Chinese counterpart of developments there." - Said Peskov told journalists after the meeting of the two leaders in Goa.

According to the press secretary of the Russian president, "the similarity of positions in terms of the need to counter terrorism" was noted during the meeting.

In addition, according to him, in the course of the conversation, "the inadmissibility of interference has been accentuated in Central Asian affairs of any outside forces."

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"The need for further cooperation was stressed to prevent the penetration into the territory of Central Asia and through it the international terror", - Peskov said.

Also, he said, the two leaders touched upon the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and expressed support for its denuclearization.

"In general, the similarity of the positions of Russia and China on major international issues has been underlined", - concluded the president's spokesman.