News Brief
2/15/2007, Shevat 27, 5767
Saudi Arabia Interested in Russian Nuclear Technology
According to Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadh, Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed in principle to nuclear cooperation during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to the oil-
rich peninsula. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal said that the two nations agreed to
work together on
military and strategic matters, and specifically included the possibility of nuclear cooperation.
Al-Faisal emphasized that the nuclear technologies would only be used for peaceful purposes.