Russia's top diplomat has met with Syria's new foreign minister for talks in Moscow during the first formal visit by a Syrian official since President Bashar Assad was ousted last year despite years o

Syria’s new rulers have decided to take a pragmatic approach, despite Russia’s support for previous president.

In his first official visit to Moscow following the major political transition in Damascus and the fall of former President Bashar Assad’s regime, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has embarked on what has been described as a “critical round of talks” with his Russian counterpart,