Moscow, Dec 16
Russia has evacuated some of its diplomats out of the Syrian capital Damascus while its embassy continues to function, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The diplomats were transported by a Russian Aerospace Forces flight from the Khmeimim Air Base in Syria to Moscow, the Ministry said on Sunday in a statement.
The flight also carried diplomats from Belarus and North Korea, it added as reported by news agency.
"On December 15, the withdrawal of part of the personnel of the Russian (diplomatic) representation in Damascus was carried out by a special flight of the Russian Air Force from the Hmeimim air base" in Syria, the Ministry's crisis situations department said on Telegram.
The Ministry said the flight arrived at an airport near Moscow, without specifying how many people were aboard.
"The Russian embassy in Damascus continues to function," said the press statement published on Telegram.