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The civil war in the country has killed 250,000 people and forced millions to flee.
A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers crashed into a mountainous area of Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said the Islamic State's attempts to gain more territory must be thwarted.
Russia can provide air support to help Syrian opposition forces, like the Free Syrian Army, who are fighting Islamic State.
Marking the sixth cut in a year, the Chinese Central Bank dropped interest rates 0.25 to 4.3 per cent.
Syrian President Assad flew into Moscow on Tuesday for a meeting with Putin.
The US has said Assad must step down as part of a political settlement to the war.
The MOU does not establish zones of cooperation, intelligence sharing or any sharing of target information in Syria, Peter Cook said.
The EAEU already has an integrated single market of more than 171 million people.
Russian jets started air strikes against terrorist targets in Syria two weeks ago.
