Belarus to update Syrian weapons

The president of the republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, expressed his country's readiness to modernize and repair Russian-manufactured Syrian weapons, including air weapons which were previously bought by Syria from the Soviet Union.

Lukashenko said his country has great expertise in manufacturing defense weapons.

Lukashenko said Belarus was and is still working on modernizing air force equipment used in the Soviet Union, and said his country is ready to use all its capabilities to help Syria.