[By Sammy Ketz (AFP)] Moscow rejects Saudi offer to drop Assad for arms deal – An Arab diplomat with contacts in Moscow said: „President Putin listened politely to his interlocutor and let him know that his country would not change its strategy.“ Bandar proposed that Saudi Arabia buy $15 billion (11 billion euros) of weapons from Russia and invest „considerably in the country,“ the source said. – The Saudi prince also reassured Putin that „whatever regime comes after“ Assad, it will be „completely“ in the Saudis‘ hands and will not sign any agreement allowing any Gulf country to transport its gas across Syria to Europe and compete with Russian gas exports, the diplomat said. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jhPTvibpnk98IR09Amuc5QzWQsIQ?docId=CNG.c0b07c0fd43690568ae07ab83f87f608.6d1&hl=en

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