Russia and Syria strengthen cooperation between governments

17 December 2019


In December, Moscow will host a meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission of Russia and Syria. This was reported by the office of Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov.


"The meeting of the bilateral Russian-Syrian Intergovernmental Commission will be held before the end of the year in Moscow," the statement reads.


These days, Yury Borisov is on a working visit to Syria, during which he will meet with President of the Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad.


The main topics of discussion will be the port of Tartus and the supply of agricultural products.


The previous meeting of the Russian-Syrian Intergovernmental Commission was held in December 2018 in Damascus. The parties signed the commercial agreement on the exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons in Syria.

 

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