During a press conference in Damascus with his Jordanian counterpart, the Syrian Foreign Minister, Asad al-Shaibani, denied reports that spoke of a Syrian-Saudi agreement to send thousands of Syrian fighters to Yemen, and emphasized that the military agreement refers to training and the exchange of experiences with Saudi Arabia. He continued and addressed a Reuters reporter: "If your report talks about tens of thousands, how can this issue be covered secretly?... There is no deployment of (Syrian) forces in Yemen, and there is no imminent plan for that."

During a press conference in Damascus with his Jordanian counterpart, the Syrian Foreign Minister, Asad al-Shaibani, denied reports that spoke of a Syrian-Saudi agreement to send thousands of Syrian fighters to Yemen, and emphasized that the military agreement refers to training and the exchange of experiences with Saudi Arabia. He continued and addressed a Reuters reporter: "If your report talks about tens of thousands, how can this issue be covered secretly?... There is no deployment of (Syrian) forces in Yemen, and there is no imminent plan for that."