Russia-Saudi Arabia: cooperation agreements focus on energy and AK103 rifles. Common Fund for 1 billion dollars and "enough" Iran meddling in the Middle East
According to Nova, most of the agreements that are signed today at the Russian-Saudi investment forum will concern energy, but also the agricultural, mining and manufacturing sectors. This was stated by Lama al Sulaiman, vice-president and representative of the board of directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce to the "Sputnik" news agency, in the context of the work of the forum preceding today's meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Saudi King Salman in which over 200 companies from their respective countries participate. According to Al Sulaiman, Moscow and Riyadh could create a company that will facilitate business agreements between the two countries. Always heard by the Russian agency, the vice-president of the Saudi-Russian Business Council Abdulaziz Saad Kridis had confirmed that the idea of creating a joint venture that would facilitate bilateral cooperation is being evaluated. Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud is in Moscow as part of a historic visit to Russia, the first by a Saudi ruler since the establishment of bilateral relations. Today King Salman will meet with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations and the main international dossiers, in particular the return of stability in the Middle East region. Tomorrow, King Salman will meet Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to discuss joint investment projects.
Kalashnikov AK103
Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport and the Saudi state military industrial company today signed a contract granting the assault rifle production license Kalashnikov AK103 and the respective ammunition in the territory of the Gulf country. The document was signed at the end of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Moscow. Rosoboronexport, the Saudi state military industrial company also signed a memorandum for the purchase and relocation of the production of military equipment.
Iran is just in the Middle East
Iran must stop its interference in the internal affairs of the Middle East region. This is what Saudi sovereign Salaman bin Abdulaziz said to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as reported by Russian media. According to the Interfax agency, during the summit, the Saudi king also stressed that "security and stability in the Gulf area and in the Middle East is an urgent need to achieve stability in Yemen", where the For two years, his country has been at the head of an Arab coalition conducting an area campaign against the Houthis, Shiite rebels supported according to Riyadh by Tehran. In addition, the Saudi daily al Watan reported that the aforementioned agreements and the establishment of "a mutual investment fund for the sum of 1 billion dollars ".