Saudi Arabia�s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir visited Moscow, ending a four-year impasse in diplomatic contacts, but differences still remained between both sides over the Syrian conflict and the fate of President Assad.

Nevertheless, bilateral relations have seen quite a surge in the past couple of months, with both sides signing a landmark nuclear energy agreement during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in June.

At that time, Saudi Arabia also announced that it would be investing $10 billion into the Russian economy, and just after this week�s summit, Riyadh also proclaimed its interest in purchasing Russian Iskandar missiles in the future.

Armen Oganesyan, Editor in Chief, �International Affairs� magazine (studio guest), Nasser A.Bin Ghait, researcher & former lecturer at Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi branch, Maxim Suchkov, expert at the Russian Council for International relations and Afraa Dagher, Syrian Political Activist commented on the issue.
By Sputnik News