Damascus, Feb. 4 (SANA) Syria’s Chief of General Staff, Maj. Gen. Ali al-Naasan, received Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Evkurov and an accompanying delegation on Wednesday.
Syria’s Defense Ministry said in a statement posted on its Telegram channel that the Russian delegation’s visit will last several days and aims to develop military cooperation in a way that serves the common interests of both countries.
Last June, Syria’s Defense Minister Maj. Gen. Murhaf Abu Qasra, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, and General Intelligence Director Hussein Salameh met in Moscow with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov to discuss bilateral cooperation.
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