It is premature to talk about the future of Russian army bases in Syria. Russia will be discussing this with the new authorities of the country, Kremlin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, TASS reports.
"The Russian military in Syria are doing everything necessary to ensure the security of military bases," the official representative of the Kremlin added.
The Russian leadership is doing everything necessary to establish contacts with the forces that can guarantee the security of military facilities in Syria.
Syrian armed oppositionists have completely captured the province of Latakia, where Russian military bases are located, including a naval base.
"Since yesterday, the opposition has full control over the province of Latakia, including the cities of Tartus and Jebla. The armed forces of the opposition have not invaded and do not intend to invade the territory of Russian military bases, they are functioning normally," TASS said with reference to a source.
Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to grant political asylum to his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad and his family, Dmitry Peskov also said.
"Of course, such decisions cannot be made without the head of state. This is his decision," he said.
On December 8, Assad left Syria and resigned as president. It was later reported that Moscow had granted him asylum. The resigned Syrian leader and his family are currently in Moscow.
Earlier, the Kremlin said that Syrian armed oppositionists guaranteed the security of Russian military bases and all diplomatic institutions in the country.
In addition, Anas al-Abda, a member of the political committee of the Syrian National Coalition of Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, said that the forces that captured Damascus hope for good relations with Russia.
The Syrian opposition will authorize Mohamad Bashir to form a government for the transitional period, Al-Jazeera reports.
"Mohamad al-Bashir, the head of the Syrian Salvation Government, which has been governing Idlib for many years, will be tasked with forming a new Syrian government for the transitional period," the publication said.
The decision was made after a meeting between the commander of the armed opposition's operations department, Ahmed Al-Shara al-Bashir, and Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalali. The purpose of the meeting was to determine the order of the transfer of power not to let Syria plunge into chaos.