According to RIA Novosti, the Russian delegation, which includes Bogdanov and Alexander Lavrentiev, the president’s special envoy for Syria, has already arrived in Damascus. This is the first visit of Russian officials after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Bogdanov has previously said that Russia’s contacts with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist group that has seized power in Syria, “are taking place in a constructive manner.”
Last week, it was reported that the new Syrian authorities canceled the contract with the Russian company Stroytransgaz for the management and operation of the Tartus port, where the Russian military base is located.
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