Assad Shibani, Syria's foreign minister, says that this country has not sent military forces to Yemen and has no plans to do so.
These statements are made while several Yemeni sources recently told AFP that Syrian soldiers are in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
At a press conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Mr. Shibani said that despite the signing of a security cooperation agreement between Damascus and Riyadh this month, "there is no agreement with the legitimate government of Yemen to send soldiers to this country."
He also emphasized that "any military program abroad will be announced publicly and will not be carried out in secret."
Syria's foreign minister said that the agreement with Riyadh is of vital importance for the restoration of the country's institutions, including the army.
Saudi Arabia is one of the main supporters of Damascus in the plans of the Syrian government to rebuild this country.
Saudi Arabia is trying to mobilize its allies to counter the repeated attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. Since 2015, this country has launched a major military campaign against the Houthis and their allies in support of the Mansour Rabhadi government.
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