Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Bashar al-Assad himself made the decision to leave the post of President of Syria.
In this way, Vladimir Putin's press secretary will answer journalists' questions about what role Russia played in Assad's relocation and whether Moscow participated in his departure.
Stepping away from the process of fulfilling the duties of the head of state was Assad's personal decision. Everything else is without comment, - the TASS agency quotes the high-ranking official as saying.
Earlier, the publication, citing a Kremlin source, wrote that the former head of Syria and members of his family had arrived in the Russian capital.
According to him, Moscow, guided by humanitarian considerations, provided asylum to foreign guests.
Let us recall that Syria is currently controlled by armed rebel forces.
The capital, Damascus, is also under the control of opposition forces.
Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali has declared his readiness for a peaceful transfer of power.
