Russian deputy PM: Russia to help Syria rebuild energy facilities

MOSCOW – Russia will be the only country to help Syria rebuild its energy facilities, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Monday, after holding talks in Syria with President Bashar al-Assad, the RIA news agency reported.

Rogozin was also cited as saying by the Interfax news agency that Russia and Syria would create a joint company to exploit a Syrian phosphates deposit.