Mytilene was initially confined to a small island just offshore that later was joined to Lesbos, creating a north and south harbor. From the writing of Homer, the island of Lesvos has been an organized city since 1054 B.

Moscow has been seeking to exchange data about the positions of Islamic State militants in Syria with western countries for weeks, and now such cooperation is close, Putin said. Countries should perceive one another as "allies in a common fight, and act honestly and openly," Putin said, adding that only in this way can victory against terror be guaranteed.