Russia urges all countries to invest in Syria’s restoration - Putin

ANKARA, April 4. /TASS/. Syria’s restoration is hardly possible without huge capital investments, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a press conference following a three-way summit on the Syrian conflict on Wednesday, adding that Moscow urges all countries to join the process. "Apart from political settlement it is necessary to make sure that people live in normal conditions, and nothing can be done without huge capital investments, particularly, from outside. We urge all countries of the world to be actively taking part in fact rather than in word," he said. Almost no countries participate in providing humanitarian aid to Syria, except for Russia, Turkey and Iran, with only small supplies through the United Nations, President noted. "But it is absolutely not enough, and it is definitely necessary to join common efforts on restoration of the Syrian economy, on infrastructure restoration," Putin added. Read more