Syria will transfer land and water area to Russia for the expansion of the Khmeimim airbase

Russia and Syria have agreed to transfer additional land and water area to expand the Khmeimim airbase.

The corresponding protocol to the agreement on the deployment of a Russian air group in Syria has been published on the official portal of legal information.

The document says that Syria agreed to transfer to Russia a land plot and water areas in the province of Latakia for the creation and deployment of a medical health and rehabilitation center for the Russian aviation group.