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<French #220> Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad meet in Moscow, Turkish-Syrian reconciliation on the menu - le 15 mars 2023

   Today's article is about the summit meeting between Russia and Syria from "France 24" dated March 15, 2023.

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French Original

Vladimir Poutine et Bachar al-Assad s'entretiennent à Moscou, réconciliation turco-syrienne au menu

 

(video) Le président russe, Vladimir Poutine, rencontre son homologue syrien, Bachar al-Assad, au Kremlin, à Moscou le 15 mars 2023.

 

Le président russe, Vladimir Poutine, a reçu, mercredi, à Moscou, le dirigeant syrien, Bachar al-Assad, au moment où le Kremlin accentue ses efforts pour réconcilier la Turquie et la Syrie et affirmer son poids diplomatique malgré son isolement sur l'Ukraine.

 

English Translation

Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad meet in Moscow, Turkish-Syrian reconciliation on the menu

 

(video) Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 15, 2023.

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin received Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow on Wednesday as the Kremlin steps up its efforts to reconcile Turkey and Syria and assert its diplomatic weight despite its isolation on the Ukraine.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

a reçu: (has) received

accentue > accentuer: to accentuate

affirmer: to assert, to maintain

<D>

dirigeant: leading, leader

<E>

s'entretiennent > s'entretienir: to discuss

<I>

isolement: isolation

<M>

malgré: despite

au moment où: as

<P>

poids > poid: weight

<R>

réconcilier: to reconcile

rencontre > rencontrer: to meet