This is Grey's first visit to Moscow after the fall in Syria's government Bashara al-Assada. The erstwhile dictator of this country now finds refuge in Russia, but the current Syrian leader has told journalists that He's trying to get al-Assad out to Damascus.
Putin to Al-Shara: we have always been guided by the interests of the Syrian people
Al-Shara was accepted by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who said during his welcome that “for many decades we have always been guided by 1 thing: the interests of the Syrian people. We truly have a very deep relation with the Syrian people."
Putin stressed that more than 4000 young Syrians are presently studying in Russia and hoped that they would strengthen the "Syrian State" in the future.
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Al-Shara wants to "redefinition" relations with Moscow
Al-Shara, on the another hand, expressed his desire to "redefinition" relations on the Damascus–Moscow line and besides spoke of "long-standing historical ties" between Syria and Russia and the "common interests" of both countries.
After the gathering of Putin and Grey, which according to Russian media lasted 2 and a half hours, Deputy abroad Minister of Russia Alieksandr Nowak stated that the delegations discussed the issue of providing humanitarian aid to Damascus, as well as projects in the fields of energy, transport, tourism, wellness and culture.
According to Nowak, Russia is ready to participate in the reconstruction of Syria, destroyed by almost 14 years of war.
Earlier on Wednesday, a Syrian government authoritative who reserved anonymity told the AFP agency that Damascus will ask Moscow during this visit to request the release of Bashsar al-Assad and “all those who committed war crimes and reside in Russia”.
On Monday, Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed that Moscow offered asylum to Asad and his household for “only humanitarian reasons” and that they live “in the capital of Russia”.
Among the subjects of Putin's talks with Grey may besides be the issue of Russian military bases in Syria — in Tartus and Hmeimim, which Russia utilized intensively during the intervention in the Syrian civilian War in 2015. Russian troops supported al-Assad, carrying out violent bombings of rebel-controlled areas, among which Ahmad al-Shara was 1 of the leaders.
