US-Saudi arms deal will not affect a military and technical cooperation between Moscow and Riyadh, and a number of contracts ae being currently negotiated, according to the head of the Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation, Dmitry Shugaev.
“Indeed, Saudi Arabia shows its interest in the development of a military and technical cooperation with Russia. A number of contracts are under consideration now, a potential level of technical cooperation is being determined, and perspective areas of cooperation regarding diverse kinds of machinery are being discussed,” Mr. Shugaev told Interfax news agency on Monday.
“The fact that Saudi Arabia signed a contract with the USA or any other NATO member state will not affect our readiness to achieve a military and technical cooperation on the mutually beneficial basis,” he stressed.
