Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, agreements on Russian bases in Syria may be signed by the end of the year

Russia has two military installations in Syria - the Russian Navy Logistics Center in the port city of Tartus and the Hmeimim Air Base in Latakia Province.

Moscow, October 14. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko said: "Agreements to establish Russian bases in Syria may be signed by the end of the year."

In an interview with RTVI, he said: "In August, a temporary memorandum was signed on the transformation of Russian military facilities into joint Russian-Syrian training and logistics centers. And now, specific intergovernmental agreements on these facilities are being prepared, which will finally formalize their future status." I hope this will happen by the end of this year."

He said these would be "training and logistics centers, meaning they will be shared to some extent, including for the training of Syrian military personnel."

Russia has two military installations in Syria: the logistics center of the Russian Navy in the port city of Tartus and the Hmeimim airbase located near the city of Jabaleh in Latakia province.