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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held talks with Iraqi President Mohammed Fuad Masum on Tuesday.
Masum arrived in Riyadh amid hopes that both countries will engage in high-level talks to restore peace in Iraq, as well as in the region. He was received by Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin. This is the first presidential visit from Iraq since 2010, and it is widely seen as a possibility for rapprochement between the neighboring countries.
“During his significant visit, Masum is expected to meet high-ranking Saudi officials to discuss bilateral cooperation, especially political and security conditions in Iraq and the region, which concern the two countries,” a diplomatic source earlier said Tuesday.
Iraqi foreign minister, Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, said that “the talks between Saudi and Iraqi leadership will help defuse the situation. It is a continuation of the previous meetings held in Jeddah, Paris and New York.”
All previous Saudi-Iraqi meetings indicated the seriousness on the part of the two countries to boost ties, said the National Iraqi News Agency quoting Al-Jaafari.