Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday expressed his country's willingness to "play a role in building common ground for relations between Armenia and Turkey," in light of Damascus' good relationship with both of Ankara and Yerevan.

Al-Assad made the remarks in a joint press conference with visiting Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan who started a three-day official visit to Damascus on Monday.

The two leaders held talks on bilateral relations as well as the latest developments of conditions in the Middle East and Caucasus regions.

President Assad described the visit of his Armenian counterpart as a "milestone following my visit to Yerevan", in pushing forward the Syrian-Armenian relations.

President Sargsyan said, for his part, that Armenia highly appreciates its relations with Syria, describing the relations as "cordial and warm".

The Syrian President reiterated that it is necessary to overcome all differences between Armenia and Turkey, resorting to dialogue as to continue the process of confidence building, hailing Sargsyan's decision to develop relations with Turkey as "courageous based on a far-sighted vision". Al-Assad also affirmed Syria's willingness to help build a "common ground" to normalize Armenian-Turkish relations in the interest of the region's security and stability.

Referring to Armenia's relations with Turkey, Sargsyan told reporters that "the solution to conflicts and crisis could be through peace talks and dialogues", noting Armenia is working seriously for peace in South Caucasus region.

The two leaders also expressed satisfaction with the bilateral relations and voice their desire to expand mutual cooperation in all fields, News Essentials reported.