to the student services as a testing ground, january on l g 0. the housing relations with syria delegations from neighboring states, all engine us cuz of the foreign minister said for talks in saudi arabia, the hello, i'm jessica washington. this is l 0. live from dough ha. also coming out is here a gains, access to rushes and bass in the talk. yes. as people call for the ends of its military presence in syria is really forces till at least $27.00 palestinians in news and gaza, of forcibly displaced people's seats, safety and destroyed cost of the and

growing and go in south korea. opera plane crash, skews 179 people. the line orders safety checks across it's boeing 737800 claims. the syria has seen a flurry of diplomatic activity since the full of the slide regime. the head of its new government metal shot a is needing a senior delegation from kuwait right now. along with ahead of the gulf corporation council. the new syrian foreign minister has also been invited to visit a saudi arabia alia shot. i met the ukrainian foreign minister in damascus and announced a new strategic partnership address. she both says kansas sending 500 tons of grand to syria to help ease the humanitarian crisis. when i wish that there

will be strategic contributions in partnerships between us and ukraine on political, economic, and also social levels. when the from a have to city is going on, we are ready to help the syrian people because ukraine is interested in a staple, syria, we will be certainly we have flesh to support for its security as soon as possible . one of the still valid about the future of russia's military presence in syria. syrian forces have surrounded russia's her name and base in the talk you. they say they're searching for a sort of willis shadow says he wants to maintain ties, which with most go, which was a strong ally of the said regime on joins i live by wrestle. so there who is in damascus. russell took us through some of these diplomatic activities as we just mentioned, that the, the foreign minister of kuwait is in damascus. and so 2 is the secretary general of the gulf corporation council.

indeed. so this, this visits are extremely important for the new administration and see that because when they took control of the con, through, on december a to say that's one of the top priorities is to have the international recognition . and says that the to on the have seen that a geishas off the vacations visiting damascus and meeting the possible that the top of your shows off the ministration state. but particularly the fact the leader of syria. i'm at a chevron. so as one of the latest business today, so to create the for the minister and to stick with the general of to golf competition council, they have now here at the possession pilot scheme, damascus. and the meeting is at the moment on the way. so soon we are expecting them to conclude the meeting and to have it joined suppressor. altogether this made things both, but this too high level officials extremely important because of 2 reasons. first, the had that mostly the infrastructure in celia, particularly the adage of 2nd infrastructure and see that has been the best day that destroyed by the 15 years of the civil war. you re bailey on databases. you

have seen the major pilot outages here and see it any restoration is saying that they need the for the investments, particularly in the adage of sector. so great is an image of each country and the golf corporation console is the most read the is the which is the interns of the energy globally. so that's why that expecting them to invest in energy sector or syria. and 2nd, of course, this is the 1st gulf for the minutes to go for the minister from the go to visit damascus to create it for the minister and the highest level of out of officials. the 2nd general off the, the g, c. c being here. and that means to see a more and more being reconnected without it will be connecting with positive lives a golf companies here because these companies economy clicked investigated and they don't have high hopes and expectations that particularly did this is the companies are going to invest and in terms of the process of the building,

the country and russel, this is a moment of highly consequential diplomatic meetings for syria focus through what's coming out of these talks with ukraine's foreign minister. that was quite interesting me thing is was on x pac that. so both syria and iraq, they had been heavily born with the by, by russia. so in 2015 in september when brussel officially was invited by the previous regina in damascus. so russia came to syria and expand, has made it to the military base. this year since then, have seen russian as far as cost and costly and all this on stopping they continued until the last moments of the for the shadow said redeem. as a result, we have seen towns and the cities being leveled down by the russian forces and since 2022 on the scene of russia invading ukraine and costs of the bumping ukraine and cities as well. so we invest sense in both compet is that

a sheet of grievances, a gas of russian minister presence. and now you can't afford it minister was here. and she was trying to convince the, the didn't even station in damascus that they should put an end to the russian military presence here. but then even suspicion is explaining the cautious when it comes to the thing be they're saying that while they want to keep that, they don't want to preserve, preserve, maintain the strategic collisions with russia. however, there was another for another offer from the ukraine and for the minister that was to collect the evidence that was committed by the russian forces and by the former regime against syrians and syria in syria. i think it was insufficient saying that well, they have tend to corporate on that. thank you so much, russell. that's russel source as reporting from damascus to 50 valerie has the russian reaction reporting for most go the kremlin has arranged silence so far about the rapidly developing situation in damascus

with the new administration taking power in the steering capital was what we have heard from russian officials over the past few weeks since the fall of last year on the side is that the russians are in communication with the new leaders in syria. and they're going to continue the dialogue that they have started between both sides in the future of the russian military. and its presence and serial remains unclear, but for the most part we russians are keen to continue their presence inside syria . and this is a very strategically important as base and a naval base and tar tooth as well for russia. and it's unlikely that the kremlin will give that up very easily. what russian president vladimir had lottie were put and has said in the past, is that the fall of last year at low side is no, it's, it's a speech for russia. and even though the former and leader of syria is currently

residing in russia, after being granted political asylum along with his family and early december, despite the changes that we have seen unfold. uh, in the past months in syria, the russians are keen to maintain a foothold in that country and also establish relations within your administration . it is clear that this diplomatic dance is going to continue, and the visits of the printing for minister will likely enforce the urgency. and that is the situation at the moment in syria for russian officials to try to establish some stronger contacts within the new administration. in damascus, doses of worry, i'll choose 0, moscow to future versus military prisons in series is now indulged. let's take a look at 2 of its main operations. there's a name and a base in the talk you which played a crucial role in helping to change the cause of the syrian civil war in favor of

assets forces it offered most of the supports logistics and ground troops. and then there's the russian naval base. i talk to small levine then the facility at low talk you, but it's of as a critical logistical hub, it insured the flow of supplies from russia's, lexi ports to syria. some of the injured aid reports from the russian and base at, i mean in the lives how many moves in the morning, their hearts because so much of destruction they were subjected to was from this space. there's so many of air strikes and attacks that are being tired out against the opposition from the space inside the base. uh, there is a heavy number off russian troops who are present inside the, the scene from the area of the pictures that there's more than a dozen 5 digits which are here. they're helicopters there. there's

a huge ministry presence inside the we are bringing you at this life event in damascus. the crazy foreign minister is holding a press conference alongside his new siri and count about in damascus. the head of the golf corporation council is speaking there as well. let's take a listen. the kuwaiti delegation. we have discussed all the phase is what we're going to engage side by side with our people who we have. listen to messages of, and then i'll tell you what it comes to visual knowledge and support. this gives us a great ho that's our, our brothers will be standing by our side. see us today is the syria of peace recovery. we will go into the work to segment our ties and enforce means of cooperation on own fronts. we also will come the position of the state of kuwait and support of city as the ability that they demand via the presentation of all the

be the fabrics of all the components of the people's fabric. we also extend the old other arb states for the re sent initiatives with them and they have gathered and recommended above own wasting speed. the recovery of syria. we believe that this relation, edited elation will benefit most only the city and people but our respective peoples. and they will also it able to city a to that he gain a, it's stats out on the out of blend. skateboards, it has been absent for years and we see syria as part and parcel of our out of fabric. no doubt, syria will have a positive role in the old that was a little joint and said issues. we also called, let's see if our brothers inquiries to resume their diplomatic relations and the

reopen, the embassy and syria and from new syria were welcome as excellent, c abdullah aliya and we will come in once again. i give him the flow and the name of our law the on that, but then the best will at the outset, i would like to extend my life and our appreciation to be present in the city of damascus of it. this ancient city. that is an a bit to me of. so the culture and civilization, i had the pleasure to meet with. then you would have got a set of santia. marie said, i'm at the side on this visit as part of the gulf companies and counts. and it said add for those segment, the ties of brother lenise at golf place and, and support the fees and instability entities. and it does also part of the directives, hand it down. but there is a see as the president of the council and i am in my capacity as the

president of the secretary general. i love that council. i'm here to add an implementation of that is that it is handed down by the council or not. i'm also here to discuss the current developments unfolding in syria as that reflection of the commitment of diseases see stage member states in support of these joint are issues and key in those on the enforcing stability. and that is in our visit today, comes with the message of support from the gcc member states, the us state republic of syria. we edu, our commitment to woods, maintaining serious venti and dependents that that adult is integrity. we also reject on form. so i would cite interventions which will have an impact on the domestic efforts. the g. c. c believes that the security and stability of syria as part and parcel of there is another stability and security. our sales efforts will

be beneficial to our people and we had in mind that we have been with the side of the city and people in the sense of the spots of the police and having a 13 years ago. and, and continuation of this, i'm going to put in effort his royal highness of the i made of go ahead. so i'm excited as debra last man, as a box, i'm a good solve him which isn't the liberty and all the humanitarian aid. so that's so the city and people, this is added education of the commitment by the state of great on other members, gcc member states, and the support that a certain people didn't go into a meeting today. we discussed the situation on the ground as without varies and development. we also described the means of co pays and i'm old friends, namely the economic front in order to into that the city and people will resume their normal way of life and etc,

that aspiration for us. but at the instability we used to see called on the internet side of the community to reconsider the sanctions imposed on syria lifting the sanctions with know that with the resume enabled the city and people to resume the normal way of life and march forward towards stability security and above all development, again at inclusion. i said today the, this is a reflection of our commitment to work. so the city and people a lot of key in this, on starting a new what it states that would live up to the aspiration of the peoples of these. and we also, i appreciate the resilience demonstrated by then unit that shape in syria. and we look forward to maintaining all the 10 is of co denise and co pays. and in order to be able to gather, stand up to all that challenges,

lie and get heads as the name of velocity of nip it. in the most friendly above, the representative of the media to a symbol called the to as part of the the directive handed down by the lead those of the gulf gulf race. and council going this, not me to exhibit maximum effort and support of all the out of and is that make issues and false stability and security. and there isn't the member space of the guns go police and counsel headed to the for the sake of the x to identity meeting at the minnesota 11. discuss the latest development on folding in city and living. and they, in the meeting today to rated was that what side of your busy out of the civility and security of the see area is upon amount? and i thought it would say we were delighted to meet with the new leader, the dfcs, the leader of the city administration, instead of having to sorta and mr. se by any the photo in minnesota base. they said

the key comes with a only form are when you got this message to the big that old the member states on and supporting the public of syria and its people. um, in on that, what may cement that is the ability dollar security and see what said prosperity. it is also to convey a message that we are adamant to extend all the political diplomatic, economic, and above all him in italian assistance as john and when that requires. and this is not for the way as an outcome of the exit identity. got to go praise and can settle meeting the who message conveyed through us. so in this phase, it is that on of a red button at the sides, $46.00 meeting was dictated only discussing only 2 issues,

syria and lebanon. this is an indication of the mac, the significance of the member states hold. so the still countries and let me remind you all of the firm positions taken by the member states. the words are brothers and syria. well, the respect to syria, silver, and see what the total integrity dixon put in. and the vincent, combating terrorism respect to don't go to the and religious diversity support of total diplomatic democratic transition for the support reconciliation and the building. i think on a selection of states institution was encouraging unity and as soon as the safety and stability and security, the lin spin to the security and stability of the entire region or the territories must be very of a need for, for a foot. and the events and into

a city is that fed. we also de, today's contamination of is a, is repeated violations on the syrians that it's always on. we call on is a to immediately pulled out done withdrawal from the city. and okay, by that it, though it is that, and we also a raid our condemned nathan obeys. there is a legal settlements saying that i sent in occupied territories. also, we go to the international community to lift the sanctions imposed on syria to enable the city and people to must forward the words but us, but at the estimates and civility with a number of proposals that ideas are currently being discussed between the z c member states and then usually the ship in syria, which so it, no doubt would be beneficial to syria and the city and people. these will be disclosed on timely basis and conclusion, i pray to god almighty to bestow and celia and its people securities debility,

but his birthday, and well fed. and again, we need to raise the decency, a member of states commitment to words, supporting syria, the city, and people on all fronts. thank you so to get on the look them up so happy to the dinner. this concludes our press conference, and thank you. k. if you want, just joining us, we have been just watching from damascus, a press conference. and so they're going to be with that uh, this will know what it is that it should be up to you, but that's not a problem. unless toyota, in the 1st week of the coming month, we will convey the messages over the city and people and also hold that requirements needed for building and the you will see the message of love. and as i

mentioned, the restoring city as stature and position of the kids dollars of being absent, we would also be listening and associates to the vice echoed from the king of demons. so do right, be our main objective is to restore peace and harmony among all the states. um, all the so to speed of the city is recovery and provide all means conceivable towards that savings. and it's a base speed that a company we also wish to demonstrate to the whole world and that syria is coming back on its feet quickly and unimed as the city and people deserve to lead time on way of life among their that asian and globe by the neighbors, the syria, is a source of bees, not as today. thank you. bye is all right,

if you are just joining us, we have been lives in damascus. watching that press conference featuring syria's new foreign minister. i sighed shavani. and while he was speaking alongside the foreign minister of quays, as well as the secretary general of the g. c. c, a message reassigned by the committee for our minister, as well as the secretary general of the gcc of helping syria to rebuild. at this moment of transition, we are joined now live by all correspondent russell sort the who was listening to that press conference in damascus. russell took us through what stood out for you in that briefing because of course, they were a few message that were reiterated the commitment of the gc to reinforcing stability and the message of support to syria. what stood out to you indeed, so the newly appointed syrian fort administered, i said, so you may have said that city is once again back in the out of community that is

being presented now fairly and that is important then you said also did he tend to quade during this difficult times express any support to rebuild or should be that force in terms of the building, syria. and also again, again, he has been porking at once again that celia is now back and active in the audible and in the out of fears. so that is the cost of message of the cd officials here that they say that they belong to that of world. and the country was isolated from data will be the last 2 or 3 years. but now the things have have changed. and it also has been asked about, sees i'm coming with the, to solve the, it'd be a, he said that he's going to convey the message, we'll see it into saudi arabia. and of course there will be lots of things to be discussed. but the main message is going to be that syria is not at scratch, but rather is, is a source of piece for the region, syria, secure to this is going to be security too,

of the region as well. so equate it for the minnesota. on the other hand, he says that, well, she's extremely happy to be in a capital that is one of the center of the out of colleges and said that she's not, she's here not only on behalf of quaid, but as the knowledge that she's the queen is the chief of the gc, see the messages that he's sending out is actually on behalf of the gcc as well. and says that the off support in cd has to told him to tech and see and sofa and 2 of the companies. but one of the messages that he has, again, again, again, again, emphasized was that the gcc and quake is a guess, any kind of middle is any kind of for an intervention. so that has been one of the important points that he has expressed again and again. so also he has been calling, it has called on the to match the community to meet at the live, the, to measure the sanctions that the crippling, the, the, the, the, the, the city and economy here. so these in the is in line with

a suit of official statements and the city and officials here. i've seen that and it's a mess anxious what to do with important syria once you have yeah, because there was a brutal regime. and now that the, the dream is gone, the world to leave that to matt. that's that section. so, so today you have seen that besides the same message, it's been echoed by the car back to quit the, for the minister. and the 2nd is it off. the gcc also has spoken during the past during the drawing pressure. and his message also was focusing on the rescue because it. busy is that he says that media information is, is resuming once again, and we'll come back to in a moment, russell, the internet side of humanity to have the sangh says imposed on syria, be lifted. we also look forward to recovering the vehicle. nomic live a in syria, as a matter of fact, the mob on either one of them, one of the alarm, thank to worry like these was

a message we must demand angus specific amounts. however, the city and the city and people require huge amounts of finance and aiden older to the best of the state and institutions and also bring our markets it to back to its feet on its feet. and uh, speaking the best that these are collision with syria, how the common jobs city is the day is a syria of stability, security and with our located is also so would be able to strike a balance. so with our part in relations, we would love to allow syria to be a platform of for the face of some. so test that

syria would be better off for that with the right. so these is his own statement that goes from the ukrainian perspective. we will add only according to our own perspective and to the best interest of the city and people a. ready all right, right, so we just had a short statement in response to a question from the foreign, a 2 edged question about the future of relations with russia. of course that's in chief of the focus given what the other story that you've been covering today, which is of course, the meetings with the ukrainian foreign minister. indeed that was quite an interesting meeting because both companies, both celia and ukraine, had be inhabited, formed by the by russia as serious as 2015 on. and you can see is

2022. so do you premium for administer? it was here ready today and trying to convince the ministration and syria that they should put in and to the russian made it to the presence of the russian a to the russian minutes a basis here. however, the human space was x is extremely cautious about that, and they say, well, they want to preserve, they want to maintain the strategic emissions with, with russia, because they can see the rush as the 2nd is what, how the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the fact to meet or steel? yeah, i'm at the shudder has a space. so you can see that russia as the 2nd most powerful company in the world, and they say that they are patching and there's a significant importance to death relation. so, but that was another offer also coming from the plane and for the minister. and that was 2, a, 2 together. the kid did the evidences that all of these are the kinds of have been told me that by russian forces and the former city of the game, against city and city. and so didn't even station saying that they will come into

such a corporation. but here it is symbolically also still very much important that the cleaning for the minister was here. it wasn't a quite the expected was it. and this is the 1st visit by a west and for the minister to damascus. and russell, i'll just read for our audience what the foreign minister said in, in response to that question about dealings with russia. that minister said that's we will act according to syria's interests. because of course, the important context at this moment is that there are all those questions about what is the future of collaboration with roster in terms of those remaining military bases. indeed, so in administration here, when i was looking through their top officials previously as well, they were quite clear that the approach to russia and iran is different. and so when it comes to you run that extra room and having a harsh statements. but when it comes to russia, they have cautious,

they see rush as a balancing country. and they say that, well, they do not want to deal with the global super powers, only the west and global superpowers. but as they see it, russia or another globally supervisor, they want to balance the that balance, that kind of it composed of the equation with russia and the best thing that's well, be cool, the laughter, russia to still keep it submitted to the basis here. as long as it doesn't undermine the national security off syria, and as long as it is in line with it, you have the roots, everything's rest off the benefits or syria and the syrians uninstalled that sense . so we see that there's no rush from the seed in instruction or trying to keep the russians out. so in that sense, so we see that there is at the versions of the policies. what do you.