New Syrian authorities interested in Russia’s continued presence – Moscow

The new leadership in Damascus has been sending positive signals to Moscow, Russia’s UN envoy has said

The new de-facto authorities of Syria have shown interest in Russia’s continued presence in the country, Russia’s UN envoy, Vassily Nebenzia, has said, admitting, however, a lack of concrete steps in that direction.

The senior diplomat made the remarks on Friday while speaking to the broadcaster Russia 1. Russia and Syria have been...