{"id":14055,"date":"2026-01-28T20:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/?p=14055"},"modified":"2026-02-07T03:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T03:26:13","slug":"syrian-president-visits-russia-for-second-time-in-four-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/syrian-president-visits-russia-for-second-time-in-four-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian president visits Russia for second time in four months"},"content":{"rendered":"
Relations between the two countries \u201ccontinue to progress,\u201d Vladimir Putin has said<\/strong><\/p>\n Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Wednesday to discuss Syria’s reconstruction, bilateral cooperation, and Moscow’s role in the country. This was Al-Sharaa’s second visit to the Russian capital in four months.<\/p>\n Al-Sharaa, who once led the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), rose to power in late 2024 following the fall of Bashar Assad’s government. The deposed Syrian leader fled to Russia, where he was granted asylum, and has since been living in Moscow with his family.<\/p>\n Russia has remained engaged with the new Syrian leadership and has maintained its military presence at Khmeimim Airbase and the Tartus naval facility in Syria.<\/p>\n During the meeting, Putin said diplomatic ties between Russia and Syria have always been friendly and thanked al-Sharaa for helping to further develop them. He added that trade volume between the two nations has grown by 4% since the previous meeting between the two presidents in October.<\/p>\n “While this is perhaps not as ambitious as we might have wished, it’s a positive step nonetheless, and it is a trend we should keep going. We continue to work actively to develop our partnership across all areas,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n