Syrian Minister of Defense in the transitional government, Murhaaf Abu Kasra, paid an official visit to Russia.
This information was provided by the Syrian news agency SANA. According to the agency, the Syrian Defense Minister’s visit to Moscow includes a planned meeting with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov would meet with his Syrian counterpart in Moscow on July 31.
