Syria negotiating to buy Russia's MS-21 airliners

Syria's government is in talks with Russia on buying Russia’s new MS-21 jet airliner, Russia’s ambassador to Syria Alexander Kinshak said.

"They [Syrians] are interested in updating their plane fleet with our help, they are negotiating the purchase of the Russian MC-21," RIA Novosti cited the ambassador as saying.

He added that the project to modernize a major Syrian port is at the stage of practical coordination. "I think we will shortly coordinate everything finally and will get down to implementation," Kinshchak noted.

The MC-21 has a flight range of 6,400 kilometers and carries 211 passengers.