Al-Sharaa arrives in Russia on first visit

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Russia on Wednesday, on his first visit to the country where ousted President Bashar al-Assad currently resides.

1news.media informs, citing Al Arabiya, al-Sharaa arrived in Russia for “an official visit to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on bilateral relations between the two countries and regional and international developments of common interest.”

During his visit, Al-Sharaa will ask Russia to hand over al-Assad, a government official said.