Syria says it has reached an agreement with Moscow regarding the future of Russian military facilities in the country. Syria’s foreign ministry, as reported by the state news agency SANA, says the deal covers how two existing bases will be used under new arrangements.
The agreement concerns the Hmeimim airbase and the Tartus naval base. Syria says these sites will become “joint training and capacity-building centres,” with arrangements intended to preserve “mutual interests.” In this framing, the bases’ role shifts from their previous configuration toward training and capacity-building.
Across the reports, both outlets describe the same substance of the announcement: Syria presents the agreement as settled with Russia and tied to the future functions of Hmeimim and Tartus. Neither source provides additional operational details beyond the stated purpose and the reference to mutual interests, and both present the information as coming from Syrian official statements.
