Russia began to expand military-technical cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sergei Kozlov spoke about the beginning of the expansion of military-technical cooperation between the two countries.

According to him, Riyadh is set to diversify its defense capabilities, RIA Novosti reports.

“Relevant work in this area has recently intensified significantly,” the diplomat said.

He added that bilateral contacts on this issue regularly take place between the states, in particular, the Russian-Saudi intergovernmental commission is working on this.

Kozlov suggested that Riyadh’s interest in finding new partners in this area is connected with US threats to revise relations between states. He believes that recently Americans have become more and more dissatisfied with the “arbitrariness” of Saudi Arabia, but at the same time they do not stop interacting with the kingdom.

Earlier, the Russian ambassador praised the cooperation between Moscow and Riyadh in the energy sector and within OPEC +, calling their work effective. According to the diplomat, the coordinated actions of the largest oil producers have significantly helped in stabilizing the energy markets.