It is noted that the corresponding fragment of the conversation between the two presidents was shown on the air of the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin "on the channel" Russia 1 ". During this conversation, they were in the Orthodox Church of St. Mary.
As RIA Novosti points out, this topic was raised during a conversation about the Apostle Paul, who is believed to have decided to adopt Christianity at the gates of Damascus. Tradition says that he was blinded on the way to the Syrian city, but Jesus appeared to Paul and told him to return his sight to follow the direct road to the bishop's house.
“If Trump arrives along this road, everything will become normal with him,” the head of Syria joked.
In response, Putin proposed inviting Trump to Damascus.
“It will be repaired, repaired ... Invite, he will come,” the Russian president said.
It is clarified that Assad expressed his readiness to take such a step and Putin noted that he would pass these words on to his American colleague.
Assad previously stated that Donald Trump became the best president of the United States, but not because of his policies, but because of the transparency of the statements.
In November, the Syrian president spoke about the American trial-and-error policy.