LIVE Syria | EU sends top diplomat to Syria for consultations, Veldkamp wants closure of Russian base there

Minister Caspar Veldkamp (Foreign Affairs) wants the Russian military base in Syria to close. As far as he is concerned, this is one of the possible relief of sanctions against the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad. “We want the Russians out.” And EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has instructed a top European diplomat to go to the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday to make contact with the new Syrian leadership. Follow all developments about the situation in Syria in our live blog.

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