Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, Foreign Minister of the Syrian transitional government, met and held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow during his first official visit to Russia.
According to news sources, Lavrov stated in the meeting that Russia is opposed to using Syrian territory as a platform for geopolitical confrontations and supports the efforts of the president of the Syrian transitional government to solve the country’s current problems.
On the other hand, Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani emphasized that Damascus will not allow the Zionist regime to exploit the issue of minorities to sow division among the Syrian people.
This meeting was held in order to strengthen bilateral relations and coordination between Moscow and Damascus to face regional challenges.
