Saudi minister of defense speaks on military cooperation with Iran

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz announced that it is early to think of military cooperation between his country and Iran.

In statements he made in Tehran, the Saudi minister said yesterday that military cooperation is not easy between the two countries.

Prince Sultan, who has been minister of defense in Saudi Arabia since 1962, said that Saudi Arabia and Iran intend to enhance economic, cultural and educational cooperation between the two countries.

Iranian Minister of Defense Ali Shamkhani has described the visit of Prince Sultan to Iran as a turning point in relations between the two countries, calling for endorsing military agreements between Iran and Saudi Arabia to defend Gulf security.