Russian government delegation arrives in Syria for talks, TASS reports
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Posted on January 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

A Russian delegation visits Syria to discuss retaining military bases and engage with new rulers. Key figures include Mikhail Bogdanov.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian government delegation has arrived in Damascus for the first time since Moscow's ally President Bashar al-Assad was toppled, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Tuesday.
The delegation, which is expected to hold talks with Syria's new rulers, includes Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Alexander Lavrentiev, the Kremlin's special envoy for Syria.
Russia, which granted Assad refuge, is hoping to retain its two bases in Syria, a naval base in Tartous and the Hmeimim air base near the port city of Latakia.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The article discusses a Russian delegation visiting Syria for talks with the new rulers and to retain military bases.
The delegation includes Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Alexander Lavrentiev.
Russia aims to retain its naval base in Tartous and the Hmeimim air base near Latakia.
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