According to Arab sources, the Central Bank of Syria confirmed the arrival of funds in Syrian pounds from Russia to Syria through Damascus International Airport. Information about this previously appeared and widely spread in the Arabic -speaking media and social networks, in connection with which the State Bank of Syria was forced to publish a message that emphasizes: “circulating data on the volume and amounts of this money is not true, we ask to rely on official information And refrain from the spread of rumors. ”
According to the Egyptian pro-government publication Al-Yaum al-Sabia, earlier the media also reported to the delivery of 60 trillions of Syrian pounds from Russia by bills of 5,000 pounds “-at the current rate, we are talking about about 4.8 billion US dollars. However, as mentioned above, the Central Bank of Syria does not confirm these amounts.
The press published a letter to the acting manager of the Central Bank of Syria, Maisa Sabrin, the administration of the administration of the international airport of Damascus, regarding the need to pay fees for the boarding of the aircraft, ground service and services of a civil aviation system.
Recall that the overthrown President of Syria Bashar al -Assad is accused of smuggling from the country of huge amounts of money to Russia, where he fled on December 8, 2024.
The new President of Syria, or rather-“President of the transition period of the Syrian Arab Republic” Akhmad Ash-Sharaa-on Wednesday, on February 12 communicated by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin then reported that Putin “confirmed the constant readiness of Russia to promote the improvement of the socio-economic situation in Syria, including the provision of it to residents of humanitarian aid.” Two days after this conversation, the first batch of money abducted by Bashar Assad was delivered to Damascus.