Saudi minister of foreign affairs Adel Al-Jubier
stated, yesterday (Thursday) those Saudi-Russian relations witness a historic
turn over and that they seek to improve Saudi-Russian cooperation to fight
terrorism and extremism. He added, in a press conference with his Russian
counterpart Sergei Lavrov, that talks with Russian officials were positive and
constructive. As for the Syrian crisis, Al jubeir referred to the Saudi-Russian
cooperation to unify the Syrian opposition and the need for their participation
in the talks. Hel also pointed out that both countries have an agreement on the
necessity of protecting the unity of the Syrian lands and its institutions, as
well as
the unity of Iraq and the need to fight world terrorism.
For his part, Lavarov pointed out that his country
wants to improve the cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the field of astronomy
and nuclear power and that there is a joint agreement between both of countries
to fight terrorism. He concludes that his country appreciates the efforts
exerted by the kingdom to maintain the unity of the Syrian lands and referred
to that their "leaders" stressed on the need to find peaceful
solutions for the cases in the territory.