Al-Bayan:Saudi, Iraqi foreign ministers meet in Khartoum

In the context of bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq which has been recently witnessing notable progress especially since the convening of the recent Beirut Arab summit, an Arab diplomatic source in Baghdad disclosed that the Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal and his Iraqi peer Naji Sabri will be meeting by the end of this month in Khartoum.

The source who asked to be anonymous told the United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Bayan that the two ministers will meet in Khartoum on the sideline of their participation in the meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference OIC foreign ministers due to be held in al-Khartoum on June 25th.

The source explained the two ministers will acquaint each other with the results of the continued contacts between the two states. The two ministers will also discuss means of strengthening atmospheres of confidence and reconciliation between the two states during Beirut's summit. This will be their first meeting after that summit.

Worthy mentioning that economic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq have been promoted forward.