President Ahmad al-Sharaa emphasized during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday that the new Syria is rebuilding its regional and international relations and maintains close ties with Russia.
At the Kremlin Palace, President al-Sharaa stated, “In the new Syria, we are rebuilding relations with all regional and international countries.” He emphasized that Syria and Russia share close bilateral ties and mutual interests.
The president also noted that based on these close relations, “a significant part of Syria’s energy sector relies on Russian expertise,” adding that Syria “respects all agreements signed with Russia.”
President Putin stressed that the friendly Russian-Syrian relations “have never been tied to political conditions or narrow interests,” but are based on the mutual interests of both peoples.
“I welcome President Ahmad al-Sharaa. We have maintained strong relations with Syria for more than 80 years,” President Putin said. He added that Russia “maintains close ties with the Syrian people and is working to further develop relations with Damascus.”
President Putin also stated that the Joint Governmental Committee between Russia and Syria will soon resume its activities.
