(Al Jazeeera) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who met President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Wednesday, said that he would welcome any Russian proposals to set up new military bases and boost troop numbers in Syria. "We think that expanding the Russian presence in Syria is a good thing. Russia's military presence...should not be based on anything temporary," he told Russia's state news agency RIA on Thursday. Assad also said Damascus recognizes the territories claimed by the Kremlin in Ukraine.
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