A Syrian ministerial delegation headed by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani is expected to travel to Russia soon, sources told Al Arabiya on Wednesday.
Russia was a strong backer of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. Moscow played a vital role in consolidating al-Assad's rule in Syria in the aftermath of the country’s civil war where it intervened in the war to his favor.
Russia has been seeking to retain its naval base in Tartous and its Hmeimim air base near the port city of Latakia.
Then-Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov visited Damascus in January after al-Assad’s fall where he met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
