The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, recently passed by the Senate, sanctions both Russia and Iran for alleged war crimes by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whom they continue to back.
Russia and Iran have affirmed closer ties in bilateral security and on their joint efforts in Syria despite U.S. lawmakers' passage of a bill that would slap new sanctions on the two countries over their support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
That same day, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Tehran's ambassador in Moscow, Mehdi Sanaei, also"confirmed their commitment to further coordination of efforts aimed to alleviate tensions in the Middle East, namely within the Astana process of aiding Syrian regulation." Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani , Chinese Minister of State for Security Chen Wenqing , Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev , Deputy National Security Adviser of India Rajinder Khanna and other delegates pose during a meeting of the national security secretaries of Iran, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China and India. The event took place in Tehran, Iran, on December 18.
On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova signaled more coordination between Damascus and Moscow with an upcoming meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. She noted that throughout their planned discussions,"significant attention will be paid to a range of issues of further strengthening bilateral relations between our countries, including in the trade, economic and humanitarian spheres.
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