(ANSAmed) - BEIRUT, MAY 10 - The Russian navy is working to expand the Syrian naval base of Tartus, in the eastern Mediterranean, as part of Moscow's efforts to strengthen its presence in the region, media in Damascus reported on Monday.
    The media reports said that the Russian defense ministry is working to build a floating pier near the existing military base of Tartus, not far from the headquarters of Russian troops present in Syria since 2015.
    According to information coming from Damascus and Moscow, the floating pier of Tartus will be ready in the coming months, probably by spring 2022.
    The website al Monitor, which publishes news and analyses from Syria and the Middle East, reported that Russian news agency Tass over the last few days said that the Russian army was working to expand the technical capacity of the naval base in the port of Tartus to facilitate the reparation of ships and submarines. Reparations are currently carried out on floating workshops taken from the Black and Baltic seas. (ANSAmed)