Syrian President Bashar Assad congratulated his Russian counterpart on the occasion of Victory Day over Nazism, hailing Moscow’s support to Syria.

Syrian President Bashar Assad congratulated his Russian counterpart  on the occasion of Victory Day over Nazism, hailing Moscow's support to Syria.

The Syrian leader stressed that Russia’s honorable stances and standing by the Syrian people against terrorism is considered a natural continuity of Russian people’s long history of fighting injustice and aggression and supporting the peoples’ fair causes.

Assad expressed, on behalf of the Syrian people and on his own behalf, sincere congratulations to President Putin and the friendly people of Russia on this historical day, underlining the high cost the Russian people paid to write down the legend of steadfastness that will inspire future generations, SANA news agency cited a cable sent to Putin on the occasion of Victory Day over Nazism (May 9th) .

Aleppo city, as well as other Syrian cities, has become like the heroic Stalingrad and gave a promise that “despite the brutality and cruelty of the enemy, and the great sacrifices and pains, our cities, towns, people and army will not be satisfied until they defeat the enemy and achieve victory serving the interests of Syria, the region and the world," the Syrian president said in the cable.