Russian S-400 air defense systems for Saudi Arabia: talks in progress

Saudi Arabia says negotiations over the purchase of Russian S-400 missile system are “advancing well.” The Saudi ambassador to Moscow, Rayed Krimly, said the two sides were working out the technical details of the contract: "We signed the contract during the King’s visit. What is now happening is the implementation requires technical details of technology transfers, other technical details between experts of both sides," he said. "Experts need to finish their discussions, we cannot put a date for the end of discussions, but it is proceeding in a very positive manner," Krimly added.

Russian army 5P85SM2-01 TEL Transporter Erector Launcher for S-400 surface-to-air defense missile system. (Picture source: Vitaly Kuzmin)

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