Putin and Rouhani discussed Russian-US agreement on Syrian ceasefire

The Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, reports "Armenpress" citing the Kremlin Press Service.

“ The sides mainly focused on the Syrian issue, in particular, on the discussion of initiatives and proposals which were included in the joint Russian-US statement over the Syrian ceasefire”, it is reported.

The two leaders stressed the importance of the further joint cooperation between Russia and Iran for the settlement of the Syrian crisis, including the continuation of the determined fight against the terrorist organizations such as “Islamic State” and “Jabhat Nusra” which are included in the crime sheet of the UN Security Council.

Earlier, Putin had a telephone conversation with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.