Syrian President Bashar al-Assad admired Russian weapons and noted his superiority, compared with Western counterparts. According to him, the government troops repulsed the attack of the US-led coalition by Soviet missiles of the 1970s. Assad stressed that this proves the backwardness of American weapons. At the same time, the politician noted that the attack on Syria helped to rally the population, and also significantly improved relations with the Russian people and government, RIA Novosti reports.. The President also talked about the amount that is needed to fully restore all of the destroyed infrastructure in the country. "The restoration of infrastructure will cost at least $ 400 billion, it will take 10-15 years," the head of the State Duma group on relations with the parliament of Syria, Dmitry Sablin, quoted Assad as saying.. The United States, Britain and France attacked Syrian government facilities on April 14, allegedly used to produce chemical weapons. They fired more than 100 missiles, but 71 shot down anti-aircraft missiles.