In the negotiations held in the city of Damascus, Syria's acting leader Ahmad ash-Shar'a demanded that Russia hand over former president Bashar Assad. This was reported by Reuters agency here.
Mikhail Bogdanov, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia participated in the negotiations that took place in the Syrian capital on January 28th.
Syria's new leadership has demanded from Moscow to acknowledge past mistakes and pay reparations. The Russian delegation refused this.
The fate of Russia's military bases in Tartus and Hmeimim was also discussed during the negotiations.
The parties have not reached an agreement on the contentious issues. They only agreed to continue the negotiations.
As we reported earlier, on December 8, 2024, the rebels, led by the "Hay'at Tahrir ash-Sham" group, took control of Damascus, putting an end to Bashar Assad's 24-year rule. Following this, Assad fled to Russia.
