Syrian foreign minister heads to Russia on Thursday, source says
Syria’s new Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani will visit Russia on Thursday, marking the highest-level visit since Assad’s ouster, amid talks on the future of Russian bases in Syria.
- Middle East
- Reuters
- Published Date: 03:12 | 30 July 2025
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani will travel to Russia on Thursday, a source said, the most senior Syrian official to visit Moscow since Russia's ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December and replaced by a new government.
Russia and Syria's new government have been in talks over Moscow's hopes to continue operating its naval and air bases in northwest Syria.
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