16Feb2004 Defence Ministry denies report on Saudi-Chinese cooperation for weapons

Riyadh, 16th February 2004

A source at the Ministry of Defence and Aviation denied a report by Reuters that – according to U.S. officials - China is cooperating with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to acquire Chinese missiles and that the Kingdom helped to finance Pakistan’s nuclear program hoping it would promote its acquisition of nuclear weapons.

The source said that the report is fabricated and stressed the Kingdom’s ongoing stance that calls for making the Middle East free from all weapons of mass destruction, indiscriminately.

Source: SPA

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