Britain eyes arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Iran Press TV
Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:19PM GMT
The UK government has been seeking to boost its weapons sales to oil-rich Arab states of the Persian Gulf region with Defence Secretary Philip Hammond talking military ties in Saudi Arabia, local media reported.
Philip Hammond discussed strengthening military and security ties with Saudi Arabia with top authorities in the kingdom last week, said a report by the Saudi state-run SPA news agency.
Hammond met Crown Prince and Defence Minister Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz in the port city of Jeddah, and they discussed ways to bolster cooperation as well as regional and international developments, SPA said.
No more details were provided on the talks, but Britain is trying to boost arms sales to Arab states in the Persian Gulf region, as it is plotting to ignite another war in Syria as part of the global arrogance’s expansionist policies.
In December, British weapons manufacturer group BAE Systems said discussions would continue on an agreement to sell fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.
BAE had warned that the lucrative deal was facing unresolved "issues" five years after the agreement was struck between the two sides.
Both sides signed a 4.5-billion-pound deal in 2007 to supply 72 Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes to Riyadh.
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