BAGHDAD — Iraqi Foreign Ministry undersecretary for bilateral relations affairs Nizar Al-Khairallah discussed during with a Saudi Foreign Ministry delegation, led by Abdulrahman Al-Shihri, Deputy Head of the Information Department, the necessary arrangements to reopen the Saudi Embassy in Baghdad.



In a statement following the meeting, the Iraqi ministry said measures to reopen the embassy, which was closed in 1990, were discussed.



A senior Iraqi protocol official attended the meeting. They also discussed the arrangements to open a consulate in the Iraqi city of Irbil.



Saad Al-Hadithi, spokesman of the Iraqi prime minister’s office, said the Iraqi government is looking forward to see a remarkable breakthrough in the regional relations, particularly with strategic countries like Saudi Arabia.



He suggested that a Saudi functioning embassy in Baghdad will no doubt constitute a link between the Saudi and Iraqi sides and a gateway for more cooperation and coordination between the two countries. — SPA