NCRI Staff
NCRI – Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz harshly criticized Iran on his first visit to Russia, which has close relations with the Islamic republic. Alliance News reported from Moscow on October 5, 2017.
Iran must refrain from interfering in Middle Eastern conflicts because such involvement has destabilized the region, King Salman told Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to comments carried by the Interfax news agency.
Iran and Saudi Arabia have supported opposing sides in ongoing conflicts in Syria and Yemen. Russia, like Iran, is also a key partner of the Syrian government of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, who Saudi Arabia has opposed.
Putin described his talk with the Saudi king as very productive, according to comments carried by state media.
Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in buying Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said, according to state news agency TASS.
The S-400, touted as being able to hit targets at a distance of 400 kilometres, is the most advanced on offer from Russia.
Russian state nuclear company Rosatom has sent proposals to Saudi Arabia to build a nuclear power plant in the country, the company’s head Alexei Likhachev said, according to TASS.
