Overview

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Syria wants Russia’s facilities at Tartus and Khmeimim to remain.
• He outlined a plan to reorient the naval and air sites from military outposts to humanitarian logistics hubs.
• The hubs would route relief shipments to Africa, including the Sahara–Sahel region.
• Lavrov delivered the remarks to journalists from Arab countries, according to RIA Novosti on Oct. 13.
• The announcement remains a political proposal with no operational conversion detailed and is contingent on Syrian consent.