Saudi Arabia: S-400 sale talks with Russia ‘advancing well’

June 1, 2018

Press TV:

Speaking to Sputnik on Thursday, the kingdom’s 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.

Last December, Russia said it was working with Saudi Arabia to finalize the agreement to sell the S-400 Triumf, the latest Russian long-range anti-aircraft missile system. Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made a four-day trip to Moscow in March 2017.

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