Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoy (R) and spokesman for the Russian Defence Ministry Major General Igor Konashenkov attend a briefing in Moscow, Russia, January 15, 2016 (Reuters)

Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoy and spokesman for the Russian Defence Ministry Major General Igor Konashenkov attend a briefing in Moscow, Russia, January 15, 2016 (Reuters)

Russia's Defence Ministry has no plans to build new airbase in Syria: RIA

No plan to build airbase in Syria's Al-Qamishli, Igor Konashenkov was quoted saying

Reuters | Moscow

Published: 25 January ,2016: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:48 AM GST

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Russia's Defence Ministry has no plans to build a new airbase in Syria's Al-Qamishli, RIA news agency quoted the ministry's spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, as saying on Monday.

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