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Gavin Blackburn

Syria wants Russia 'by our side,' foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani says in Moscow

Syria's top diplomat said Damascus wants Moscow "by our side" on the first visit to Russia by a member of the new government since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in a rebel offensive late last year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani in the Kremlin on Thursday, according to Syrian news agency SANA, a meeting that underlined the Kremlin's desire to establish working ties with the country's new leadership.

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