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Syria’s Top Ministers Meet Putin as Moscow, Damascus Deepen Military and Economic Ties

Reports also point to Russian mediation in IsraelSyria security contacts.

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 IsraelSyria security talks in Baku and rebuilding a military footprint in Syria with tacit U.S. approval, which remains a developing claim.