Riyadh did not receive any official notice, up to the moment, from the US side, in terms of stalling weaponry purchase, or transforming bombs into smart ones, indicating that such reports are merely baseless and unfounded media conjectures and news, contradictory to the reality, Al-Jubeir remarked, reaffirming that Riyadh will keep calling on the international community to impose severely deterring sanctions on Iran, for continuing practice of passive intervention, in the region, whether in Yemen, in Syria or backing terrorist cells, inside the Kingdom and igniting sectarian sedition, in addition to dangers it poses, in Hormuz Strait. For his part, Kerry said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a leading country among the coalition to get rid of Daesh, hailing existing partnership between the Kingdom and the U.S, calling it a valuable partnership and asserting that their bilateral relations will remain as strong as they are, at all levels and as a priority to the U.S. presidency. On Iran's intervention in Syria, backing of Hezbollah and doing likewise, in regard of the Houthi militia, Al-Jubeir pointed out that shipments bound to Yemen, loaded of weapons from Iran, have been intercepted, asserting rejecting such moves, a matter that dialogue with Iran was concerned and that Iran has made promises and assertions of a willingness to put an end to the war, in Yemen, that Houthi shall has a role, in the government, through diplomatic channels, Kerry stated, expressing discontent over procedures required to sell US weapons to foreign countries, including Saudi Arabia, and hoping that a better way out to hasten such operations and procedures will acquire more flexibility and care for countries, interested in buying weapons. -- SPA 22:10 LOCAL TIME 19:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w293241