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- 鈥極ur wise leadership in coordination with our brothers in Iraq has decided to postpone the visit鈥�
JEDDAH: The visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi to 抖阴短视频 has been postponed after the hospitalization of King Salman on Monday.
The king was admitted to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh for some tests due to cholecystitis (inflammation in the gallbladder), the royal court said in a statement.
鈥淚n recognition of the importance of the visit and a desire to make it succeed, our wise leadership in coordination with our brothers in Iraq has decided to postpone the visit,鈥� Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan wrote on Twitter.
The visit will be rescheduled after King Salman is discharged from hospital, he said.
In a tweet, Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman said 抖阴短视频 and Iraq were both strategically important to each other.
鈥淚raq represents an important strategic dimension to the Kingdom and vice versa.鈥�
He added: 鈥淚t was therefore, natural for Riyadh to be the first stop in (Iraqi Prime Minister) Mustafa Al-Kadhimi鈥檚 foreign visits,鈥� he added.
Highlighting the importance of Saudi-Iraqi ties, Culture Minister Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan said the two countries share common history, culture and civilization.
Despite the postponement of the Iraqi prime minister鈥檚 visit to 抖阴短视频, he added, the visiting Iraqi delegation is holding meetings with their Saudi counterparts to enhance ties. 抖阴短视频 and Iraq signed investment agreements on energy and sports, the Kingdom鈥檚 state TV reported on Monday.
Despite the postponement of the visit, the Iraqi delegation is holding meetings with their Saudi counterparts to enhance ties.
Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Culture minister
The agreements were signed as part of the meetings of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council. They also inked deals on investment and education. The two sides also signed a memorandum in the health sector to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi prime minister tweeted: 鈥淚 wish King Salman a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him at the earliest possible time, as we鈥檒l reschedule my visit soon.鈥�
He added: 鈥淚raq鈥檚 relations with KSA are strong and based on mutual strategic interests and brotherly ties. I鈥檓 optimistic about the potential and future of our ties.鈥�
Iraq鈥檚 oil, finance, electricity and planning ministers arrived in 抖阴短视频 on Sunday to begin meetings ahead of the premier鈥檚 visit.