Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pay a working visit to Syria May 11, Syria's news portal Cham Press reported.
Medvedev will be the first Russian president, who will visit the Syrian capital with a working visit after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Medvedev will visit Syria after talks in Ankara, which is scheduled for early May.
During the meeting with President Bashar al-Assad, Medvedev will discuss the situation in the Middle East, military cooperation between the countries, as well as joint projects in the sphere of energy and health.
Bashar al-Assad visited Moscow in 2005 and 2006.
Traditionally, Russia is a supplier of weapons to Syria.
Damascus sees Russia as the main source of investment and the main military-technical partner. The possibility of placement of Russian naval base in the Mediterranean port of Tartus is not ruled out.