Talks held between Overseas Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and the Russian president.
Syria’s international and defence ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and held discussions on increasing “strategic cooperation within the army industries sector”, Syrian state media has reported.
The Syrian Arab Information Company (SANA) mentioned that Putin’s assembly on Tuesday with Syrian Minister of Overseas Affairs Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani and Minister of Defence Murhaf Abu Qasra centered on political, financial and army problems with “mutual curiosity”, however that “specific emphasis” was on defence.
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In line with SANA, Putin and the Syrian ministers mentioned a variety of defence-related issues, together with creating army cooperation to strengthen the Syrian military’s capabilities and modernising its tools, transferring experience and cooperation in analysis and improvement.
“In the course of the assembly, either side reviewed methods to advance army and technical partnership in a fashion that strengthens the defensive capabilities of the Syrian Arab Military and retains tempo with trendy developments in army industries,” SANA reported.
The 2 sides additionally mentioned political and financial points, together with the “significance of continued political and diplomatic coordination between Damascus and Moscow in worldwide boards”, based on the information company.
On the financial entrance, the talks addressed increasing Syrian-Russian cooperation, together with in reconstruction initiatives, infrastructure improvement and funding in Syria.
Putin additionally reaffirmed Russian “steadfast assist” for Syria and its territorial integrity, whereas renewing “Moscow’s condemnation of repeated Israeli violations of Syrian territory, describing them as a direct menace to regional safety and stability”.
The ministers’ go to to Moscow is the most recent by Syria’s new authorities for the reason that elimination from energy final December of the nation’s longtime ruler and Moscow’s former ally in Damascus, Bashar al-Assad.
Russia was a key supporter of al-Assad throughout Syria’s practically 14-year civil battle, offering important army assist that saved the Assad regime in energy, together with Russian air assist that rained air strikes on rebel-held areas.
Regardless of al-Assad and his household fleeing to Russia after the toppling of his regime, Moscow is keen to construct good relations with the brand new authorities in Damascus.
Moscow, specifically, is hoping to safe agreements to proceed working the Khmeimim airbase and the Tartous naval base on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, the place Russian forces proceed to be current.
In October, Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, visited Russia, the place he mentioned his authorities would honour all of the previous offers struck between Damascus and Moscow, a pledge that urged that the 2 Russian army bases had been safe within the post-Assad interval.
Putin mentioned on the time of al-Sharaa’s go to that Moscow was able to do all it might to behave on what he known as the “many fascinating and helpful beginnings” mentioned by the 2 sides on renewing relations.
Russian state media on Tuesday quoted the nation’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, as saying that Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov would additionally maintain talks with his Syrian counterpart, Al-Shaibani, through the Syrian delegation’s go to.
Throughout a go to to Moscow in July, Al-Shaibani mentioned his nation wished Russia “by our side”.
“The present interval is stuffed with numerous challenges and threats, however it is usually a chance to construct a united and powerful Syria. And, in fact, we’re thinking about having Russia by our facet on this path,” Al-Shaibani instructed Lavrov on the time.
