“The two countries are persuaded that their military
and technical cooperation do not disturb the military
power in the region and are exerted on a universally recognized
legal basis”, affirmed December 13, 2010, the diplomat,
at the conclusion of a meeting with the Syrian Minister
for the Foreign affairs, Wallid El Mouallem. According
to the Russian emissary, the negotiations related to the
development of the bilateral cooperation in various fields,
including the armaments.
Mr. Saltanov also quoted transport and energy among the
key sectors of the co-operation Russo-Syrian woman.
This co-operation received a strong impulse in May 2010,
at the time of the visit of President Dmitri Medvedev
in Damas. It is the first time of the history which a
Head of the Russian State went in the Syrian capital.
The visit was marked by the signature of a series of agreements
in the field of communication and information technologies
(TIC) and of an intergovernmental agreement as regards
air traffic.
Syria is the only Mediterranean country who accepts Russian
warships. Moscow intends to deploy heavy ships, including
aircraft carriers, in the old Soviet naval base of Tartous,
whose modernization must end in 2012.
