Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the CSTO summit that the support of the legitimate government of Syria was in no way connected with the mass exodus of refugees from the war-torn country.
According to Putin, it is impossible to expel terrorists from the country without the Syrian army.
The summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) takes place in Dushanbe. Presidents of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will discuss issues of terrorism and extremism, as well as the situation that is emerging on the borders of the CSTO member countries.