Syria will take back control from Russia of 2 key Mediterranean bases under a new deal
- Russian forces in Syria will give up control of two strategic bases on the Mediterranean coast.
- Syria will take control of the Hmeimem air base and the commercial berth at Tartus port.
- The military facilities at both sites will become joint training centers under the new agreement.
- This move marks a significant development in Syrian-Russian relations since negotiations began about a year and a half ago.
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian forces in Syria will give up control of two strategic bases on the Mediterranean coast, which will be used as joint Russia-Syrian training centers under a new agreement between the two countries, Syria’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
Under the new agreement between Damascus and Moscow, Syria will take control of the Hmeimem air base and the commercial berth at Tartus port as part of its civil administration. The military facilities at both sites will become “joint training” centers, the Foreign Ministry said.
The new arrangements represent a “reorganizing of the Russian presence” along Syria’s coast, the ministry said. Russia did not immediately comment on the agreement.
叙利亚将在新协议下重新控制两个关键地中海基地
美联社报道，叙利亚（DAMASCUS）——叙利亚外交部周日表示，俄罗斯在叙利亚的军队将放弃对两个地中海沿岸战略基地的控制，这些基地将根据两国的新协议用作联合训练中心。
根据大马士革与莫斯科之间的新协议，叙利亚将重新控制赫梅明空军基地和塔尔图斯港的商业码头，作为其民事管理的一部分。外交部表示，两个地点的军事设施将成为“联合训练”中心。
新安排代表了对叙利亚沿海地区俄罗斯存在的“重组”，外交部表示。俄罗斯尚未对该协议立即发表评论。