Russia appears to vacate Syrian naval base as Damascus requests handover of Assad

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

I will leave this without any comments. We will continue further dialogue with the Syrian authorities,

Peskov told reporters Wednesday

We believe that from a strategic point of view, the removal of Russia’s presence in Syria will contribute to the stability of not only the Syrian state, but the entire Middle East and Africa,

Sybiga told Sharaa while in Damascus, according to a statement

The new administration... stressed that restoring relations must address past mistakes, respect the will of the Syrian people and serve their interests,

Syria’s leadership said in a statement

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

It is necessary to build and maintain a permanent dialogue with the Syrian authorities, which is what we will continue to do,

Peskov told reporters

The Russian side reaffirmed its unwavering support for the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic,

Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement

We agreed to maintain comprehensive dialogue on all aspects of cooperation,

he said

They are going to be discussing future prospects of aid, bringing wheat into Syria, and the future of these bases, both naval and air,

Bin Javaid added

It’s extraordinary that just six weeks ago these two sides were enemies, they were foes. Thousands if not hundreds of thousands of attacks have been carried out between the two of them, and now the group that is not in charge of Syria is now across the table with them,

he said