MOSCOW, June 27 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, June 27 that the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, during a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad at the Khmeimim airbase discussed issues related to the observance of the ceasefire in the framework of the implementation of the Memorandum on the Creation of De-escalation Zones In the CAP.

The message says: "The topic of compliance with the ceasefire was addressed in the framework of the implementation of the memorandum on the establishment of de-escalation zones in the Syrian Arab Republic (RAA)".

The press release said that "in the course of joint work, the issues of coordinating the actions of the Syrian government troops with the support of the Air Force of Russia to fight international terrorist groups IGIL and" Jabhat an Nusra "(banned in the Russian Federation) in Syria".

The Russian Defense Ministry said: "During a short excursion to the Russian airbase Heimim, President Bashar Assad got acquainted with the Russian Su-35 fighter aircraft, as well as other modern weapons".