Russia Syria Meeting | Russia Ready To Support Syrian People In Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Lavrov Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Syria's foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani in Moscow on Thursday, the first visit by a top official from Syria's new government since the toppling of longtime Russian ally Bashar al-Assad in December. Lavrov said Moscow would like Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa to attend a summit between Russia and Arab League member states in Moscow in October. After the meeting Lavrov announced that Russia is ready to support Syrian people in post-conflict reconstruction.