Russia Denies Saudis Offered Billions for Cut in Aid to Iran - Defense/Middle ... - The Diigo Meta page

• 16 Jul 08
  

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  (IsraelNN.com) Diplomatic sources told a Russian newspaper that Saudi Arabia has offered Moscow more than $2 billion in business in return for its scaling back help in building Iran's nuclear reactor.

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  • The report came one day after Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan met with President Putin and reportedly offered to buy 445 tanks, helicopters, planes and helicopters worth $2.4 billion. Bin Sultan and the Russian Federal Agency signed a trade agreement, but details were not released.
  • Saudi Arabia maintains good relations with Russia as well as with the United States, which along with Israel has called for stricter sanctions in an effort to pressure the country against producing uranium, which can used for a nuclear weapon.

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