Russian Naval Officer in Tartous: "The port call is aimed at bringing the two countries closer together and strengthening their ties of friendship,"

(AFP) - "The port call is aimed at bringing the two countries closer together and strengthening their ties of friendship," the official SANA news agency quoted a Russian naval officer it named as Yakushin Vladimir Anatolievich as saying.
"The commanders of the Russian naval vessels docked in Tartus took turns to express their solidarity with the Syrian people," the news agency added..."