Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Chinese President Hu Jintao congratulated on Monday Vladimir Putin for winning the Russian presidential elections.
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Chinese President Hu Jintao congratulated on Monday Vladimir Putin for winning the Russian presidential elections.
According to SANA, Al-Assad sent a telegraph to the Russian president expressing his, and his people’s "heartfelt congratulations to the Russian President on his distinguished winning,” and wishing him success in his responsibilities.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message Monday to Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin expressed his heartfelt congratulation for the Russian nation.
He also expressed hope the two neighboring countries would witness further expansion of justice based on humanitarian spirit, establishment of regional and international peace and stability, end of unilateralism in the world and promotion of friendly relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Federation of Russia.
Similarly, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to speak to Putin to wish him success in his presidency, her spokesman said Monday.
Steffen Seibert said in a news briefing that “Germany and Russia are strategic partners… partnership should be developed and the German government would make every effort to do so."
"Many international problems can only be resolved together with Russia, the most pressing of these problems is Syria," Seibert added, indicating that Merkel will raise this issue in her conversation with Putin.
For its part, Britain said that Vladimir Putin's victory in the Russian presidential election appears “decisive”.
Spokesman for British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that Cameron was likely to call Putin without specifying whether the British leader would congratulate Putin. However, he noted that “Britain wants a constructive relationship with Russia”.
“It is clear that the election has delivered a decisive result," the spokesman further said, indicating that “even the NGO polling data put Putin above the 50 percent needed to win in the first round."
