President al-Assad: Russia’s presence in Syria is related to the balance of power in the world

WORLD, March 16 (YPA) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed the importance of the Russian military presence and its role in the balance of power in the world.

“The view of military bases should not be related to the issue of combating terrorism, the fight against terrorism is a current matter but it will be temporary. The Russian military presence in any country cannot be built on something temporary, we are talking about an international balance, Russia’s presence in Syria has an importance related to the balance of power in the world, ” The Syrian president said during an interview with the agency “Sputnik”,  in response to a question about the possibility of increasing the number of Russian military bases in Syria

“We think that expanding the Russian presence in Syria is a good thing that serves this idea. If this expansion into other countries and maybe in other regions will serve the same idea, then yes we say that this is something that may be necessary in the future.”

“Today’s superpowers cannot protect themselves or play their role from within their borders, they must play the role from outside their borders, through allies in the world or through (military) bases,” he said.

The Syrian president also stressed the importance of Russian military bases in Syria being armed with the best weapons in order to have a deterrent effect.

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