Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin
Russian foreign intelligence chief held talks with Syrian intelligence official
Naryshkin says he had "a constructive and friendly meeting" with an unnamed representative of the Syrian intelligence services last week in Baku.
Friday 25/04/2025
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin
MOSCOW - Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, said that he had "a constructive and friendly meeting" with an unnamed representative of the Syrian intelligence services, the state TASS news agency reported on Friday.
TASS cited Naryshkin as saying that the meeting had been held last week in Baku in Azerbaijan, without providing further details.
Russia is seeking to shore up its military presence in Syria where it operates an airbase and a naval facility.