Russia writes off $9.8 billion of Syrian debt
Assad encourages Moscow to reclaim lost regional influence, slams U.S. policy
Compiled by Daily Star staff
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
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Russia on Tuesday agreed to write off a huge chunk of Soviet-era debt held by Syria, a country at the center of Moscow's attempts to revive its influence in the Middle East. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was on his first official visit to Russia, which has long defended the Arab state against U.S. and Israeli charges of ties to terrorism.
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