Saudi royal family member visits Iraq today
Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/2/2002

The press center of the Iraqi ministry of information announced on Sunday that a Saudi royal family member will start today a visit to Iraq, which is the first of its kind by a Saudi official since cutting of relations between the two states in 1990.

The statement explained that "a Saudi prince from the Royal family will arrive at Saddam's international airport in Baghdad today ( Monday) in a visit to Iraq on board of a plane for the UAE Gulf airline."

The Iraqi press center gave no mention to the name of the prince nor any further details.

However, a great change has been made in the relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia following the reconciliation took place between Iraq's Deputy Chairman of Revolution Command Council Izzat Ibrahim and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz on the sideline of the Arab summit which was held in Beirut by the end of March.

Riyadh has repeatedly announced during the few past weeks that it is against striking Iraq.

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