Talks held between Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and the Russian president.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Syria\u2019s foreign and defence ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and held discussions on expanding \u201cstrategic cooperation in the military industries sector\u201d, Syrian state media has reported.<\/p>\n The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) \u2060said that Putin\u2019s meeting on Tuesday with Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani and Minister of Defence Murhaf Abu Qasra \u200cfocused on political, economic and military issues of \u201cmutual interest\u201d, but that \u201cparticular emphasis\u201d was on defence.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n According to SANA, Putin and the Syrian ministers discussed a range of defence-related matters, including developing military cooperation to strengthen the Syrian army\u2019s capabilities and \u200cmodernising its equipment, transferring expertise and cooperation in research and development.<\/p>\n \u201cDuring the meeting, both sides reviewed ways to advance military and technical partnership in a manner that strengthens the defensive capabilities of the Syrian Arab Army and keeps pace with modern developments in military industries,\u201d SANA reported.<\/p>\n The two sides also discussed political and economic issues, including the \u201cimportance of continued political and diplomatic coordination between Damascus and Moscow in international forums\u201d, according to the news agency.<\/p>\n On the economic front, the talks addressed expanding Syrian-Russian cooperation, including in reconstruction projects, infrastructure development and investment in Syria.<\/p>\n Putin also reaffirmed Russian \u201csteadfast support\u201d for Syria and its territorial integrity, while renewing \u201cMoscow\u2019s condemnation of repeated Israeli violations of Syrian territory, describing them as a direct threat to regional security and stability\u201d.<\/p>\n The ministers\u2019 visit to Moscow is the latest by Syria\u2019s new authorities since the removal from power last December of the country\u2019s longtime ruler and Moscow\u2019s former ally in Damascus, Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n Russia was a key supporter of al-Assad during Syria\u2019s nearly 14-year civil war, providing vital military aid that kept the Assad regime in power, including Russian air support that rained air strikes on rebel-held areas.<\/p>\n Despite al-Assad and his family fleeing to Russia after the toppling of his regime, Moscow is eager to build good relations with the new government in Damascus.<\/p>\n Moscow, in particular, is hoping to secure agreements to continue operating the Khmeimim airbase and the Tartous naval base on Syria\u2019s Mediterranean coast, where Russian forces continue to be present.<\/p>\n In October, Syria\u2019s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, visited Russia, where he said his government \u200dwould honour all the past deals struck between Damascus and Moscow, a pledge that suggested that the two Russian military bases were secure in the post-Assad period.<\/p>\n Putin said \u200dat the time of al-Sharaa\u2019s visit \u2060that Moscow was ready to do all it could to act on what he called the \u201cmany interesting and useful beginnings\u201d discussed by the two sides on renewing relations.<\/p>\n Russian \u200cstate media on Tuesday quoted the country\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, as saying that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov would also hold talks with \u200dhis Syrian counterpart, Al-Shaibani, during the Syrian delegation\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n During a visit to Moscow in July, Al-Shaibani said his country wanted Russia \u201cby our side\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe current period is full of various challenges and threats, but it is also an opportunity to build a united and strong Syria. And, of course, we are interested in having Russia by our side on this path,\u201d Al-Shaibani told Lavrov at the time.<\/p>\n Talks held between Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and the Russian president. Syria\u2019s foreign and defence ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and held discussions on expanding \u201cstrategic cooperation in the military industries sector\u201d, Syrian state media has reported. 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