Exercises, carried out from January 18 to 20, were intended for the protection of facilities, maritime commercial traffic and demining operations, among others, the reports stand out.
Likewise, Pantsir S-type anti-aircraft systems and exercises to neutralize possible groups of submarine terrorist attacks were deployed, as well as the participation of the military police of the two countries in security and control tasks in coastal areas.
In 2017, the governments of Russia and Syria signed an agreement on Tartus for a period of 49 years for the port’s maintenance and operation as a maintenance center for the Russian Navy and joint projects also of a commercial and economic nature.
Russia and Syria also keep an effective military cooperation since 2015, reactivated and legally established from previous agreements that include the Hemymin air base in the neighboring province of Latakia.
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