

Updated On: 15 March, 2023 07:41 PM IST | Moscow | AP
Wednesday`s meeting comes on the anniversary of Syria`s 12-year uprising-turned-civil war that has killed nearly 500,000 people and displaced half of the country`s pre-war population

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pic/AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to host Syrian leader Bashar Assad for talks in the Kremlin on Wednesday that are expected to focus on rebuilding Syria after a devastating civil war.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the two leaders would talk about "post-war reconstruction and the continuation of the peace process in all of its aspects with an emphasis on the absolute priority of Syria`s sovereignty and territorial integrity."