KUALALUMPUR — As many as 280 Saudi doctors are part of a contingent of medical teams that are fighting the new coronavirus in France, according to Dr. Abdullah Al-Thunayyan, Saudi cultural attaché to France and Switzerland. Speaking to Okaz/Saudi Gazette, he lauded the remarkable role the Saudi physicians are playing in their noble mission. “This is one of the most amazing pictures of solidarity in this difficult time when a deadly virus is threatening the entire humanity. Saudi doctors, who have a lofty sense of responsibility, are highly qualified and have the capabilities and skills that enable them to deal with such crises,” he said. Al-Thunayyan said that the work of Saudi doctors in French hospitals, manning the front lines in the battle against the dangerous virus, highlights the value of volunteering among Saudis. “They are fully prepared for devoted and dedicated services to confront all crises anywhere in the world for the sake of humanity, including the current one of coronavirus pandemic,” he said while thanking the doctors for presenting in front of the world an incredible and shining image of the country as Kingdom’s ambassadors of compassion and humanity. For its part, the Saudi embassy in Paris appreciated the decision taken by the Saudi doctors to participate in the French-Saudi Specialization Program to stay back in France in order to help their colleagues in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Saudi –French bilateral ties are very strong and much appreciable, thanks to the doctors for their solidarity in humanitarian work,” the embassy said in a statement on its Twitter account.