Foreign Minister al-Shaibani and Defense Minister Abu Qasra Meet in Damascus with High-Level Russian Delegation

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Mr. Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, and the Minister of Defense, Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra, met today in Damascus with a high-level Russian delegation, which included Mr. Eric Fayzulin, Minister of Housing of the Russian Federation, Mr. Igor Levitin, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation, and General Yunus Bek Yevkirov, Deputy Minister of Defense.

The meeting discussed a number of issues of common interest, especially the Russian military presence, and the prospects for military cooperation between the two countries, within the framework of existing coordination and to serve common interests. Ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the economic and development fields were also discussed.