Syria: Military Cooperation with Saudi Arabia Could Evolve into a Joint Defense Pact or Joining the 'Mecca Alliance'
A Syrian diplomatic source confirmed that military cooperation with Saudi Arabia focuses on training and could evolve into a joint defense agreement or joining the Mecca Alliance.
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
SANA: No truth to reports of sending troops to Yemen at present; Saudi coordination visits to Syria next month
A Syrian diplomatic source confirmed that current military agreements between Syria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia fall within the framework of cooperation in training, exchange of expertise, and military consultations, serving the national interests of both countries.
The source, in a statement to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), clarified that military cooperation with Saudi Arabia focuses on training military forces and building their capabilities, noting that coordination visits from the Kingdom to Syria will begin next month.
He added that this cooperation could evolve in the future into a joint defense agreement or Syria’s accession to the “Mecca Alliance,” depending on what the shared interests of the two countries require.
The source denied the validity of circulating reports regarding the deployment of Syrian military forces to Yemen at present, emphasizing that Syria’s priorities in the coming period center on consolidating internal security, reconstruction, and achieving economic recovery.
