Syrian Foreign Minister Denies Deploying Troops to Yemen, Says There Is No Plan to Do So in the Near Future
DAMASCUS — Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said in Damascus on November 9 that Syria has no troops deployed in Yemen and no plan to send any in the near future, rejecting reports that Syrian soldiers had already arrived in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Al-Shaibani made the remarks at a joint press conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, after the two co-chaired the third session of the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Coordination Council. 'There is no deployment of forces in Yemen, and there is not even a near plan for this matter,' he said, adding that any cross-border military plan would be announced publicly and would not be carried out in secret.
Al-Shaibani said the military cooperation agreement Syria has signed with Saudi Arabia is aimed at rebuilding the Syrian army, covering training, the exchange of expertise and defense-industry cooperation, and that Syria 'needs it more than any other side.' Damascus supports Saudi Arabia in confronting Houthi attacks and backs Yemen's legitimate government, he said. The agreement was signed during Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to Riyadh on November 4.
Earlier, AFP reported, citing Yemeni officials, that Syrian soldiers were already present in Yemen and Saudi Arabia and that thousands more could follow. The Associated Press reported on November 8 that about 600 Syrian special forces personnel were expected to be deployed to Saudi Arabia in the coming week and that Syrian military advisers were already in the kingdom, but that no Syrian fighters had been sent to Yemen. A Syrian official told the state news agency SANA that the soldiers sent to Saudi Arabia are on a mission of training, expertise exchange and military consultation.
(Source: Syrian Foreign Ministry)
Source: Syrian Foreign Ministry
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