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France: Saudi Arabia has demonstrated leadership in fight against terrorism

July 15, 2017

Jeddah — Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, held talks with visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian here on Saturday.
Later addressing a joint press conference with his Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir, Le Drian commended Saudi Arabia’s leadership in the fight against terrorism.
Jubeir said he has assured the French foreign minister of the Kingdom's “refusal to finance and support terrorism,” also stating that they will provide France with a full file of the abuses committed by Qatar.
Le Drian said France praises Saudi’s role in “halting terrorism and extremist thought."
He also said that an agreement was reached with Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, on creating a joint committee between the two nations, which will include both political and military spheres.
He concluded that France hopes to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in implementing Vision 2030.

July 15, 2017
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