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Syria says Russia promises wide range of support

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's foreign minister said on a visit to Moscow on Monday that top ally Russia had promised to send political, economic and military aid to his country. "I got a promise of aid to Syria - politically, economically and militarily," Walid al-Moualem said at a televised news conference in Moscow after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Writing by Sylvia Westall; Editing by Gareth Jones)