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RUSSIA TO KEEP NAVAL BASE IN SYRIA'S TARTUS
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 26, 2012 - 13:31 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia will keep its naval base in the Syrian port
of Tartus, Navy chief Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov said on Thursday,
July 26, according to RIA Novosti.
"The Russian Navy's supply center in the Syrian port of Tartus will
be preserved. We need it to provide maintenance and technical support
to Russian warships during anti-piracy missions in the Gulf of Aden,"
Chirkov said during an online broadcast, adding that the Mediterranean
was the Black Sea Fleet's strategic operational area.
The navy commander also said that several Russian warships are
currently holding drills in the Mediterranean, but will not enter
Tartus.
In late June, Moscow dismissed media reports that a large Russian
amphibious ship carrying weapons and troops was en route to
violence-hit Syria.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 26, 2012 - 13:31 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia will keep its naval base in the Syrian port
of Tartus, Navy chief Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov said on Thursday,
July 26, according to RIA Novosti.
"The Russian Navy's supply center in the Syrian port of Tartus will
be preserved. We need it to provide maintenance and technical support
to Russian warships during anti-piracy missions in the Gulf of Aden,"
Chirkov said during an online broadcast, adding that the Mediterranean
was the Black Sea Fleet's strategic operational area.
The navy commander also said that several Russian warships are
currently holding drills in the Mediterranean, but will not enter
Tartus.
In late June, Moscow dismissed media reports that a large Russian
amphibious ship carrying weapons and troops was en route to
violence-hit Syria.
From: A. Papazian