US Embassy in Moscow discloses information about the CIA Director's visit to Russia earlier this month
A spokesman for the US Embassy in Russia, William Stevens, discussed CIA Director John Brennan’s visit to Moscow, on Monday, March 28th, RIA Novosti reported.
According to the embassy spokesman, Brennan discussed the observance of the truce in Syria with Russian authorities and stressed the necessity of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leaving his post.
"Director Brennan visited Moscow in early March to communicate to Russian officials the importance for Russia and the Assad regime to adhere to their obligations under the cease-fire agreement in Syria," Stevens said.
He added that the director of the CIA "reiterated the US position on the political transition in Syria and the need for Assad to step down to ensure that the transition will reflect the will of the Syrian people."
The US Ambassador to Russia, John Tefft, did not comment on the visit of the Director of the CIA.
Earlier on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said that CIA Director John Brennan visited Moscow in early March, but the details of his visit became known only now. The Foreign Ministry reported that the head of the CIA did not make contact with the Ministry, but visited the Russian FSB. A spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that Brannon also did not make contact with the Kremlin.