Saudi Arabia denies having any troops in Chechnya

Saudi diplomatic sources told ArabicNews.com that there are are no Saudi troops fighting in Chechnya against the Russians and denied that there is any US mediation between Riyadh and Sanaa concerning the border problem. The sources said there is no mediation and that mediation is not needed between brothers, saying that things are going as officials in the two states see according to the joint interests between them and adhering to the very special relations between them.