Saudi open for nuclear cooperation with Russia

Riyadh, Feb 14: Saudi Arabian Foreign MinisterPrince Saud al-Faisal today said the kingdom does not see any obstacle in cooperating with Russia on developing a nuclear energy programme.

''In fact there is no obstacle to cooperate with Russia on ...

nuclear energy,'' Prince Saud told a news conference.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday during a visit to Saudi Arabia that his country would consider helping the kingdom with a possible atomic energy programme.

Reuters