US EditionSyria demands reparations from Russia
- Syria's new leadership called on Russia to address past mistakes during their first talks since the ousting of Bashar Al-Assad last month.
- The Russian delegation met with Syria's new leader, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, for three hours discussing military presence and compensation.
- Syria's administration emphasized the need for relations to respect the will of the Syrian people and address past mistakes.
- Russia aims to maintain control of its military bases in Syria amidst ongoing diplomatic efforts by the new Syrian rulers.
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During the first talks with the official Russian delegation since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, representatives of the new Syrian authorities raised the issue of “compensation” and “correcting the mistakes of the past”. This is stated in a government report on Tuesday's talks in Damascus, which was quoted on Wednesday by Syrian media and international agencies, in particular Bloomberg.
Damascus demanded that Moscow acknowledge “past mistakes” and pay compensation.
Syria’s new authorities call on Russia to ‘take past mistakes into account’ and pay compensation
The new Syrian administration, which took power following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, has demanded compensation from Russia during negotiations, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported on Wednesday.
The representatives of the new government of Syria held talks with the Russian side.
In its first talks with a Kremlin delegation, Syria's new government demanded that Russia compensate the Syrian people for the damage it caused by supporting dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime, which collapsed last year under pressure from opposition armed groups.
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