Parliamentary relations: expected visits between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Parliamentary relations: expected visits between Iraq and Saudi Arabia



06/4/2017 12:00 am

Baghdad / Shaima Rashid
The Iraqi-Saudi relations are moving towards improvement and change towards positive after witnessing a lot of tension during the last period, as politicians confirmed a change in Riyadh's attitudes towards Baghdad. Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi met on the sidelines of the Arab summit which ended in the Dead Sea area of ​​Jordan with King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, the first meeting between King Salman and Abadi since the improvement of relations between the two countries. Between the two countries, ways to strengthen them, in addition to discussing a number of topics on the agenda of the summit. "

A member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Abbas al-Bayati, said that the Iraqi-Saudi relations are beginning to take the right path towards the common interests between the two countries, pointing to the upcoming upcoming visits of officials of the two countries in the coming days.
Al-Bayati told al-Sabah: "The meeting between Abadi and King Salman on the sidelines of the Arab summit is the beginning of future meetings and mutual visits at the highest levels between the two countries. There will be visits to officials and experts to activate the economic and political fields, because the security field is still a difficult area, a lot".
He added that "the political and economic sphere of areas containing common points can be worked on to develop relations between the two countries by focusing on the points of agreement and build on them in restoring the Saudi-Iraqi relationship to normal," noting the presence of high-level Saudi visits to Iraq in return there will be a visit High level to Riyadh.
Al-Bayati said that relations between the two countries have started and are beginning to find their right path based on common interests. He expressed the hope that relations will develop in the coming days to reach a suitable ambassador for Saudi Arabia in Iraq.
The MP praised the policy of balance and openness and rationality followed by the government in dealing with neighboring countries and the world, indicating that the global openness to Iraq came as a result of Iraq's great victories and steadfastness and enormous sacrifices and its role in preventing the expansion of "dashing" in the region.
For his part, MP Zaher al-Abadi said that the next stage will be better in terms of improving relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia if the work is in accordance with the policy of common interests.
Abadi said in a statement to al-Sabah: "The stage after Abadi's visit to Washington and Amman pointed to a change in dealing with the Saudi compass towards Iraq, especially preceded by the visit of Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and addressing important files in coordination," noting that " On many things, including economic. "
"There is a change in Saudi Arabia's handling of Iraq, because it realized that the issue of dealing with the principle of losing security and creating terrorist groups will not yield anything. It increased the Iraqis' hardness and gave rise to a new issue, the spirit of defending the homeland, which led many countries to rethink their calculations by dealing with Iraq".
In turn, praised the MP Majid al-Gharawi improved relations with the countries of the world, including Saudi Arabia, saying "The morning": The members of parliament support the improvement of Iraqi relations and the need for openness of Iraq to all Arab countries, especially neighboring countries on the grounds that Iraq is part of the Arab system and the state "Iraq today has been able to win over terrorism and thus make the countries need Iraq, which made it open to open new doors in dealing both politically and economically." Al-Gharrawi said that "there will be joint meetings at the level of foreign ministers And it remained "The relations between the two countries began to improve significantly after al-Jubair's visit to Baghdad on February 25, as he held talks with Abadi and was the first visit of a senior Saudi official Since 1990.

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