<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Syria's leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.</p>.<p>"Topical issues of further development of Russian-Syrian cooperation in the political, trade, economic and humanitarian spheres, as well as prospects for a comprehensive settlement of the situation in and around Syria will be discussed," the Kremlin said in a statement on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Assad's office said he had arrived in Moscow for an official visit during which he would meet with Putin.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-agrees-to-60-day-ukraine-grain-deal-extension-1199980.html" target="_blank">Russia agrees to 60-day Ukraine grain deal extension</a></strong></p>.<p>In a statement, it said that the Syrian president had been greeted on arrival by Putin's special representative Mikhail Bogdanov and the Russian ambassador to Damascus Alexander Yefimov.</p>.<p>Assad was accompanied by a "large ministerial delegation", said the Syrian presidency statement.</p>.<p>Damascus is a staunch ally of Moscow which intervened in the Syrian conflict in 2015 by launching air strikes to support the government's struggling forces.</p>.<p>The Syrian civil war has killed around half a million people and displaced millions more since it started in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests.</p>
<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Syria's leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.</p>.<p>"Topical issues of further development of Russian-Syrian cooperation in the political, trade, economic and humanitarian spheres, as well as prospects for a comprehensive settlement of the situation in and around Syria will be discussed," the Kremlin said in a statement on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Assad's office said he had arrived in Moscow for an official visit during which he would meet with Putin.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-agrees-to-60-day-ukraine-grain-deal-extension-1199980.html" target="_blank">Russia agrees to 60-day Ukraine grain deal extension</a></strong></p>.<p>In a statement, it said that the Syrian president had been greeted on arrival by Putin's special representative Mikhail Bogdanov and the Russian ambassador to Damascus Alexander Yefimov.</p>.<p>Assad was accompanied by a "large ministerial delegation", said the Syrian presidency statement.</p>.<p>Damascus is a staunch ally of Moscow which intervened in the Syrian conflict in 2015 by launching air strikes to support the government's struggling forces.</p>.<p>The Syrian civil war has killed around half a million people and displaced millions more since it started in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests.</p>