Saudi Arabian Defense Ministry aide stated that withdrawal of Russia�s military contingent from Syria does not have any influence on Saudi Arabia�s decision to send ground troops to the country.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) � The withdrawal of Russia�s military contingent from Syria does not have any influence on Saudi Arabia�s decision to send ground troops to the country, Saudi Arabian Defense Ministry aide Ahmed Asiri told Sputnik on Tuesday.

�We�ve already said that troops, including from the international coalition, will be sent to Syria in the fight against terrorism. We�re not tied in any way with the presence of Russian troops in Syria. Saudi Arabia makes judgments on what�s there, not by what�s said,� Asiri said by telephone.

�We confirm that if Saudi troops head to Syria, then this would be within the international coalition, whose goal is the fight against terrorism,� Asiri added.

By Sputnik News