Syrian President Bashar Assad’s visit to Russia is under consideration, Syrian Ambassador to Moscow Riyad Haddad told TASS during his working trip to Abkhazia.

"We have been discussing this matter, we seek to facilitate our president’s visit to Russia as we received President Vladimir Putin, because this helps bring the two countries’ people closer together," the ambassador said.

Assad last visited Russia in May, when he held talks with Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.