Media: Syria recognized the independence of the “DPR” and “LPR”

The Syrian Foreign Ministry decided to recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. about this The SANA state agency writes , citing an official source in the country's Foreign Ministry.

“By embodying the common will and desire to improve relations in all areas, the Syrian Arab Republic has decided to recognize the independence and sovereignty of both the Luhansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic,” it said.

Thus, Syria became the second UN member state after Russia to recognize the independence of the "DNR" and "LNR". Among the partially recognized states, the independence of the self-proclaimed republics was recognized by South Ossetia and Abkhazia.