DUBAI: Syria’s foreign minister told his Russian counterpart in Moscow that the new Islamist rulers in Damascus want “the right relationship” with Moscow, a close ally of toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad. “There are many opportunities for a united strong Syria, we hope Russia stands with us on this pathway,” Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani told Sergei Lavrov in a joint news conference.

DUBAI: Syria’s foreign minister told his Russian counterpart in Moscow that the new Islamist rulers in Damascus want “the right relationship” with Moscow, a close ally of toppled…

The minister stressed that Moscow was closely following the ongoing transitional processes in Syria