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"Our common absolute priority lies in the total elimination of terrorists in Syria," Putin said, adding that the Russian forces had recently helped to liberate the southwestern part of the war-torn country and that Idlib province has become the primary target now. "The presence [of militants] poses a direct threat to the ... civilians in the whole region," the president warned.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for an immediate end to the American and Israeli presence on Syrian territory during a trilateral meeting with his Russian and Turkish counterparts.

"The United States' illegal presence in Syria, which has only led to escalation of the situation, must end immediately,"Rouhani said in opening remarks at the summit in Tehran. He further stressed that nothing good has come from America's "aggression" and thus after the liberation of Idlib, the last terrorists' stronghold in Syria, a large US contingent controlling northern Syria should be withdrawn, according to Rouhani.

On Friday, Putin met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation, including matters linked with the Iranian nuclear program.

"Bilateral relations are developing successfully practically in all spheres. But, naturally, of major importance is cooperation in the economic sphere. Much is to be done. But, I am sure we will discuss a number of international aspects, including those related to the Iranian nuclear program," Putin said at the beginning of the meeting.

Touching on the problem of the Syrian crisis, the Russian leader hailed both countries' efforts towards settlement in that country. "After the terrorist threat is removed, naturally, issues of political settlement will come into the fore," he said.

Rouhani, in turn, noted that several years ago it seemed incredible that Iran and Russia would pool their efforts to resolve such a crisis as Syria's. "And out joint efforts can serve as a lead for settling other disputes in this region. Despite the fact that everything that is happening in Syria are sad developments, our two nations are able to help not only the Syrian army and government, but also its people to cope with this situation," he said, adding that cooperation between the two countries in this region is in the interests of both the Syrian people and the entire world, as this region used to be a source of global threat.

"Our cooperation in other areas have been developing rapidly. I can say that the current relations between Russia and Iran have strategic character. Today's level of trust between the two countries is unprecedented in their history," the Iranian leader stressed.

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