Saudi Arabia, Spain, frigates and OPVsnote

Spanish Defence Minister Pedro Morenes Eulate paid on 3/2/13 a visit to Riyadh during which he met with Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz and Vice-Minister of Defence Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz. The following 441-word report sheds light on his talks with Prince Khaled, notably on what concerns naval cooperation between both countries and the possibility of holding talks on Spanish made frigates and offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/06 – Feb. 8, 2013)]