MOSCOW. Jan 20 (Interfax) - Russia can deploy up to eleven warships at the Syrian port of Tartus, including those with a nuclear propulsion unit, according to the Russian-Syrian agreement to expand the Russian Navy's base in Tartus.
"The maximum number of Russian warships permitted at any one time at the technical supply base is eleven, including military ships with a nuclear propulsion unit, on the condition of complying with nuclear and environmental safety," according to the document published on the official legal information portal on Friday.
Warship visits shall be carried out on 12-hour notice from the base commander to the authorized Syrian body, according to the document.
"In the event of urgent necessity, Russian military ships are allowed to enter upon six-hour notice from the commander of the supply base to the authorized Syrian body," the document says.
"The authorized Syrian body shall be notified by the commander of the technical supply base of Russian military ships departing from Syrian ports no later than three hours prior to departure; one hour prior to departure, in case of an emergency," the agreement says.