Saudi, Syrian defence ministries sign cooperation agreement, SPA reports
“Saudi Arabia and Syria signed a cooperation agreement between the two countries' defence ministries on Wednesday, Saudi state news agencySPAreported, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group continues i…”
The agreement was signed during a visit by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Riyadh, where he met. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. It was their second meeting in Saudi Arabia in less than a month.
No details were provided on what the agreement entails. Reuters reportedlast month that Syria was carefully weighing providing military assistance to Saudi Arabia amid the kingdom'sescalating war against the Houthis in Yemen.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa witness the signing of several agreements in Riyadh covering military cooperation, infrastructure and energy between the two countries.
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A Syrian diplomat said at the time that any request for military cooperation or exchange of expertise “would take place exclusively through official channels and within the framework of the bilateral agreements governing relations between our two brotherly countries.”Saudi Arabia has been requesting assistance far and wide, from the US to Europe and the Middle East, for both defensive and offensive support in arenewed war against the Houthis.
The two countries alsosigned several other agreementsduring Sharaa's visit to Saudi Arabia. The kingdom has beenproviding financial assistance to Syriaand has played a key role in re-establishing Damascus' ties with world powers after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
The Saudi Fund for Development signed six agreements with Syria's Finance Ministry on Wednesday for the provision of concessional development loans worth over $403 million to support development and service sectors in Syria, the Syrian ministry said.
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