Greece signs deal to provide Saudi Arabia with Patriot air defence system

FILE PHOTO: Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Nicosia, Cyprus December 4, 2020. Petros Karadjias/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and Saudi Arabia have signed a deal to lend a Patriot air defence system to the Arab country to protect critical energy facilities, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday.

Dendias and Greek Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos met earlier on Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhain in Riyadh.