Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqaf), Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed, signed on Monday a scientific cooperation agreement with the Chief Mufti of Moscow and Central Russia, Albir Krganov.

Earlier, al-Sayyed discussed with Krganov means of cooperating in combating extremism and terrorism and consolidating Syrian-Russian religious relations.

The Minister, along with the accompanying delegation, participated in a celebration of the birth of the Prophet Mohamed which was attended by thousands of Russian citizens, and delivered a speech in which he spoke about the meanings of mercy in the life of Prophet Mohammad and talked about the terrorism that targeted Syria, hailing the Russian stances towards Syria

Source: SANA