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The government approved the agreement on the indefinite location of the air group HQs in Syria

Правительство одобрило соглашение о бессрочном размещении авиагруппы ВКС в Сирии

Earlier it was reported that Moscow and Damascus agreed to an indefinite occupancy group videoconferencing in Syria. The agreement was signed in the Syrian capital in August last year.

In the text of the document States that the Syrian authorities on a grant basis will give Russia an airfield Hamim with its facilities and the territory, which should be determined by the parties.

Now on the basis of Hamim are the planes and helicopters participating in the antiterrorist operation against militants grouping “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia).

The government has approved the agreement and submitted a document to Russian President Vladimir Putin for ratification to the state Duma.

Russia and the Syrian authorities started an extensive operation to rescue the citizens of Aleppo

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