Syrian Ministry of Defense: Syrian Defense Minister Discusses Military Cooperation with Russian Delegation
The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that a Russian delegation led by Deputy Minister of the Russian Ministry of Defense Yunus-Bek Yevkurov met with the Syrian Transitional Government's Minister of Defense, Murhaf Abu Kasra, in Damascus to discuss directions for military cooperation and issues of strengthening coordination.
Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted the Syrian Ministry of Defense as reporting: "Major General Murhaf Abu Kasra, Minister of Defense of the Syrian Transitional Government, met in Damascus with a high-level Russian delegation led by Deputy Minister of the Russian Ministry of Defense Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. During the meeting, both sides discussed directions for military cooperation and the issue of strengthening coordination mechanisms to safeguard the common interests of the two countries and achieve common goals."
At the end of October, the President of the Syrian Transitional Period, Ahmad al-Sharaa, visited Moscow and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Russian Minister of Defense Andrei Belousov also attending the talks.
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