Official: No information on state security for ex-Syrian president in Russia

Head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin has not confirmed the information regarding the provision of state security to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Naryshkin stated that he is unaware whether the Syrian ex-president has been provided with state security in Russia, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media. 

On December 8, Bashar al-Assad resigned from the presidency and left Syria. This occurred after armed opposition groups and fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham entered Damascus and seized the presidential palace. Presently, Assad and his family are in Moscow.

On December 9, press secretary for the Russian president Dmitry Peskov commented on the situation regarding asylum for Assad and his family in Russia. He emphasised that such decisions are made personally by Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

By Naila Huseynova