Russia for stronger military relations with Syria
Syria-Russia, Military, 1/29/2000

The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vassili Cerdin has said that Moscow intends to develop military cooperation with Syria.

The London-based al-Hayat said on Friday, quoting Cerdin as saying that the Russian retreat from weapon's market in the Middle East is not logical and unfruitful at a time when other countries continue to pump weapons into the area.

He remarked on Israel and Turkey's supremacy and compiling of weapons noting that Moscow sees no reason for minimizing its cooperation with Damascus in order to achieve defense sufficiency.

The statement of the Russian official is of special importance because it refutes what has been mentioned of coolness in relations between Moscow and Damascus as Syria has refused to join the regional multilateral talks due to start in Moscow in February.

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