{"id":55267,"date":"2025-12-24T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/syria-russia-discuss-military-cooperation-and-reconstruction-after-assad\/24\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T02:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:45:00","slug":"syria-russia-discuss-military-cooperation-and-reconstruction-after-assad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/syria-russia-discuss-military-cooperation-and-reconstruction-after-assad\/24\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria, Russia discuss military cooperation and reconstruction after Assad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian foreign and defense ministers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/druze-claim-syrian-govt-attack-041334396.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Syria;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Syria<\/a> sent a delegation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/internationalrussia-ukraine-war\/article-880972\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Moscow;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Moscow<\/a> led by Syrian Foreign Minister<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-exploited-assad-govts-fall-054737563.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani<\/a> on December 23. It includes Defense Minister Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra, and officials from the General Intelligence Directorate, according to Syrian state media SANA. The visit came after Syria had hosted a high-level Turkish delegation in Damascus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Syrian delegation is expected to hold talks on bilateral relations and other issues of mutual interest. According to Al-Ain media in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/defense-and-tech\/article-880703\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UAE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UAE<\/a>, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian foreign and defense ministers and discussed military issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is the latest trip by the new Syrian authorities to Russia since they ousted Bashar al-Assad, a Moscow ally, last December,\u201d Al-Ain noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The report said that meetings addressed various political, military and economic issues of common interest between the two countries, with a special focus on strategic cooperation in the field of military industries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SANA media also said that the two sides discussed &#8220;ways to develop the military and technical partnership\u2026and transfer technical and technological expertise, and cooperation in the fields of research and development, in order to contribute to strengthening the national defense system and supporting security and stability in Syria and the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 15, 2025. (credit: ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Expanding economic and trade cooperation<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There was also a focus on economic issues, which included \u201cthe prospects for expanding economic and trade cooperation between the two countries were discussed, including supporting reconstruction projects, developing infrastructure sectors, encouraging investments in Syria, in addition to enhancing trade exchange and facilitating partnerships, which will positively impact the Syrian economy and contribute to improving living conditions,\u201d SANA said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russia and Syria are trying to work on how they will move forward regarding ties in the wake of the fall of the Assad regime last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russia was a key partner of the Assads. However, it was also an ally of the Syrian state and Moscow and Damascus want to keep key parts of this partnership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russia has bases in Syria and wants to maintain its assets there. \u201cPresident Putin reaffirmed Russia\u2019s steadfast support for Syria, stressing the importance of preserving Syria\u2019s unity, territorial integrity, and full sovereignty, and rejecting any projects aimed at partitioning the country or undermining its independent national decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also renewed Moscow\u2019s condemnation of repeated Israeli violations of Syrian territory, describing them as a direct threat to regional security and stability,\u201d SANA said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/syria-russia-discuss-military-cooperation-073525352.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian foreign and defense ministers. 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