“We would like to convey our gratitude not only to the Russian government, but also to the Russians.
Thank you very much," he told TASS.
Assad separately thanked those Russians who came to the SAR to provide assistance.
The number of victims of the devastating earthquakes that occurred on February 6 has already exceeded 20.6 thousand in Turkey and 3.5 thousand in Syria.
Earlier it was reported that the English Premier League (EPL) will donate £1 million to the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.