11 Oct 2015 19:52

S. Arabia expressed fear that Russian military operation in Syria could be interpreted as alliance with Iran - Saudi foreign minister

SOCHI. Oct 11 (Interfax) - Saudi Arabia has expressed its fear that the Russian Aerospace Force's military operation in Syria can be interpreted as an alliance with Iran, but Russia has explained the situation, Saudi Foreign Minister Adil al-Ahmad al-Jubayr said on Sunday.

"As for the military operation carried out by Russia in Syria, we expressed our fear that the military operation can be interpreted as an alliance between Iran and Russia, but during the conversation our Russian friends explained to us that the chief goal is to fight terrorism," he told reporters in Sochi.