A member of the Syrian National Coordination Committee, a coalition established in 2011 by several left-wing Syrian parties, stated on Monday that Syria should not abandon agreements with Russia that serve the country's interests, according to Russian media reports.
The Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted Ahmed Al-Asrawi, a member of the committee's executive office and head of foreign relations department, emphasizing the importance of maintaining agreements with Russia that align with Syria's own interests.
Meanwhile, Russian officials are in touch with representatives of various parties in Syria, according to Russia's official TASS news agency citing a source in the Kremlin on Sunday.
The source said the Syrian militant groups have guaranteed security of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions on the Syrian territory.
In a stunning turn of events on Sunday, militant forces in Syria seized the capital Damascus and declared the end of rule of Bashar al-Assad, following a rapid offensive that saw major Syrian cities falling like dominos within less than two weeks.
Syrian politician advocates upholding certain agreements with Russia
The delegation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Chinse People's Armed Police Force to the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held group meetings to review the government work report on Wednesday afternoon in Beijing.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered the government work report on behalf of the State Council at the opening meeting of the third session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday morning.
Zhang Youxia, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), said that the extraordinary achievements made by the Party, the country and the military over the past year have proved that no difficulties or obstacles can stop China from advancing the historical process of national rejuvenation.
He stressed that the entire military forces must focus on achieving the centenary goal of the PLA, comprehensively enhance the military's capability to fight and win, and accelerate the advancement of the modernization of national defense and armed forces.
He Weidong, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the CMC, said that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, China has made new solid strides forward in advancing Chinese modernization, urging the whole military to strengthen military training and combat readiness, promote the implementation of plans, unswervingly enforce discipline while combating corruption to achieve the centenary goal of the PLA.
Military delegation to NPC annual session reviews gov't work report
