Syria, Saudi Arabia sign economic and military cooperation agreements Syria and Saudi Arabia signed a series of cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding covering the economic, development and military sectors during a ceremony in Riyadh attended by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. The agreements cover a number of sectors, including development, infrastructure, energy, housing, health, industry, agriculture, environmental protection, military cooperation and financial services. The ceremony was attended by the ministers of foreign affairs and the Syrian diaspora, defense, finance and economy and industry, along with the head of the country's general intelligence administration. Saudi Arabia will be represented by its Ministers of Defense, Foreign Affairs, Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, and Environment, Water and Agriculture, as well as several other relevant parties. The statement issued by the Syrian presidency did not reveal how many agreements and memoranda were signed, their monetary value or the timetable for their implementation.