Aug 9 (Reuters) - Syria and Russia reached a memorandum of understanding to settle the future of Russian bases at Tartous and Hmeimim following 18 months of intensive negotiations, the Syrian foreign ...

Syria and Russia have reached an MoU regarding the future of the Russian military presence at the Hmeimim airbase and the Tartous naval facility.

Tartus naval base and the Hmeimim airbase in Latakia ultimately never realized the full strategic potential Moscow not long ago envisaged for them. Now they never will.

Syria has been in talks on the fate of Khmeimim and Tartous bases, which Russia used to support ousted Assad regime.

Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base will become joint training and capacity-building centres under the agreement.

Syria and Russia have arrived at an agreement over the future of the two strategic Mediterranean coastal bases that ultimately ends their use as military outposts for Moscow, Syria’s Foreign Ministry ...

Syria and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday that will transfer key civilian facilities on the Syrian coast to Damascus and convert Russian military sites into joint training ...

Russia Says Syria Base Deal Will Boost Ties, Source Says Some Russian Forces Will Stay MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that ⁠a ⁠deal reached with Syria on the ...

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Syria and Russia have signed a memorandum providing for Russian military bases to be converted into joint training centres. Source: Syrian state news agency SANA, citing the country's Foreign Ministry ...