Syria is grateful to Russia for its assistance in restoring security on its territory and overcoming the economic consequences of the war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said at a meeting with a Russian delegation headed by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
"On behalf of all Syrians, I want to thank the leadership of Russia and its people for all that has been done by our Russian allies in the political, military and economic fields," Assad said, as quoted by the press service of the head of state. "We are grateful to Russia for helping us overcome the economic consequences of the war."
During the talks, the press service notes, both sides expressed satisfaction with the level of bilateral cooperation achieved. "The Syrian government is determined to continue working together with Russian partners to implement the signed bilateral relations," Assad said. He expressed interest in Russian investments in Syria being successful.
Russia and Syria may sign a new agreement on trade and economic cooperation
Russia and Syria may sign a new version of the agreement on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation in December, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said at a press conference following talks with the Syrian side.
"We have now prepared a new version of the agreement, which we sent to the Syrian side in July. Today we discussed the state of readiness of this agreement. I hope that during my next trip in December, we will sign this agreement, and it will determine our main points of interaction in all areas in the near future, " Borisov said.
According to him, Russia and Syria have developed partnership and friendly relations. "We are trying to extend the success achieved in the military and political sphere to the recovery of the Syrian economy," the Deputy Prime Minister said.
Borisov also recalled that in the framework of the high-level Russian-Syrian intergovernmental commission, the parties signed road maps for the restoration of various sectors of the Syrian economy, primarily for the restoration of energy infrastructure, back in 2018. "Today we discussed the issues of updating these events," he added.
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Based on materials from TASS