Saudi Arabia is determined to strengthen cooperation with Russia, which will help jointly respond to threats and challenges, the kingdom's Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Salman Al Saud said at a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
"I wanted to convey from my leadership our determination to continue strengthening the relations that have historically developed between our countries. I am confident that in the future we will continue to develop and strengthen these relations, meeting the aspirations of our peoples and realizing them. This, in turn, will help improve the situation, as well as stabilize and strengthen security," he said.
According to the military leader, the cooperation that exists between his country and Russia "will contribute to a common response to all modern challenges that we will implement together". "The challenges that are there," he noted, "will require even more cooperation and efforts from us".
The deputy minister thanked Shoigu for the invitation to the Army-2021 International Military-Technical Forum, which he called "a wonderful event" and conveyed greetings from the king of Saudi Arabia and his country's defense ministry leadership.
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Based on materials from TASS