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Saudi and Syrian defense ministries sign cooperation deal, SPA says
SPA said Riyadh and Damascus signed a defense-ministry cooperation agreement during Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit; terms were not published (Reuters, via Al-Monitor).
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- New headline Was: “Saudi, Syrian defence ministries sign cooperation agreement, SPA reports”
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Based on reporting by Al-Monitor
Wire reporting: (Reuters, via Al-Monitor)
Saudi state news agency SPA said Wednesday that the Saudi and Syrian defense ministries signed a cooperation agreement, according to Reuters as carried by Al-Monitor1.
The signing was during Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to Riyadh, where he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — their second meeting in Saudi Arabia in less than a month, the same report said1. SPA did not publish what the defense agreement covers1.
Reuters had reported last month that Syria was considering military assistance to Saudi Arabia amid fighting with Yemen's Houthi movement1. A Syrian diplomat said then that any such request would go through official channels under existing bilateral agreements1.
Syria's Finance Ministry said the Saudi Fund for Development signed six agreements the same day for concessional development loans worth more than $403 million, the report said1. This desk also opened the Reuters original.
