Overview
- Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov met Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra in Moscow on Tuesday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
- The ministers discussed the practical implementation of promising areas of bilateral cooperation between their countries.
- Belousov said the recent meeting of the two presidents gave additional impetus to the development of ties between the defense ministries.
- Abu Qasra thanked Russia’s leadership and Belousov for organizing the Syrian delegation’s work in Moscow and said relations are developing.
- The session followed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s mid-October visit to Moscow, during which he pledged to honor agreements with Russia.