Saudi Defense Minister Meets Brazilian Vice President, Signs Defense Cooperation Draft Agreement

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA
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Saudi Defense Minister Meets Brazilian Vice President, Signs Defense Cooperation Draft Agreement

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met Monday with Brazilian Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services Geraldo Alckmin.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed enhancing cooperation in the defense industries, research and development, technology transfer, and localization in line with Saudi Vision 2030, SPA reported.

They also discussed the developments in regional and international situations and the efforts being made towards them.
Moreover, both officials signed a draft agreement between the governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Federal Republic of Brazil for cooperation in the defense sector.
The meeting and the signing ceremony were attended by the Vice Minister of Defense Prince Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf and several senior officials from both countries.



Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Turkish President over Fire Victims in Bolu 

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, in northwest Türkiye, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Enes Ozkan/IHA via AP)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, in northwest Türkiye, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Enes Ozkan/IHA via AP)
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Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Turkish President over Fire Victims in Bolu 

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, in northwest Türkiye, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Enes Ozkan/IHA via AP)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, in northwest Türkiye, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Enes Ozkan/IHA via AP)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent on Tuesday a cable of condolences to Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the victims of a fire at a ski resort in the Bolu region.

He expressed his deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the Turkish president and the families of the deceased, wishing a swift recovery for all the injured.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, sent Erdogan a similar cable of condolences.

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Türkiye’s Bolu mountains killed 76 people and injured dozens on Tuesday.

Erdogan declared Wednesday a day of national mourning after the incident.