Overview
- Syrian state media says talks in Moscow centered on strategic defense-industrial cooperation, including modernizing equipment, transferring expertise, and joint research to strengthen the Syrian army.
- The delegations discussed closer political coordination in international forums and outlined plans to expand trade, reconstruction projects, infrastructure development, and investment in Syria.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met his Syrian counterpart, with Russia’s Foreign Ministry reiterating support for Syria’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity and backing post-conflict stabilization.
- Coverage notes Moscow’s goal of securing continued operations at the Khmeimim airbase and Tartous naval facility on Syria’s Mediterranean coast.
- Separate reports, citing Kan News and unnamed officials, describe Russia discreetly facilitating Israel–Syria security talks in Baku and rebuilding a military footprint in Syria with tacit U.S. approval, which remains a developing claim.