Vladimir Putin signed an order on signing Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic on expanding the territory of the Russian Navy maintenance centre in the port of Tartus and on the arrival of Russian ships in the territorial sea, national waters and ports of the Syrian Arab Republic.
The Agreement’s provisions govern issues dealing with the expansion of the Russian Navy maintenance centre in the port of Tartus, the development and modernisation of its infrastructure, and sets out the procedure for the arrival of Russian ships in the territorial sea, national waters and ports of the Syrian Arab Republic.