Saturday, September 13, 2008

Syria and Russia strengthen naval cooperation

"...Friday's announcement was the first tangible sign of any new cooperation. The Itar-Tass news agency said Friday that a vessel from Russia's Black Sea fleet had begun restoring facilities at Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartus for use by the Russian military.
The two countries' naval chiefs also met in Moscow on Friday and discussed further strengthening mutual trust and mutual understanding between the two states' fleets..."

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