Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will travel to Moscow on Wednesday for an official visit aimed at strengthening ties with Russia and discussing new avenues for political and economic cooperation, the government’s press office in Damascus said.
The statement, released by the state-run news agency SANA on Tuesday said al-Sharaa is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss regional and international developments, as well as ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
He is also expected to meet members of the Syrian community in Russia during the visit, it said.
The trip marks the first official visit by al-Sharaa to Russia since he assumed office last December, after leading an anti-regime alliance that toppled former ruler Bashar Assad.
Russia was one of the country's closest allies under Assad. The former president fled to Russia after his ouster, where he and his family were granted asylum.
