Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi in Jeddah, at the beginning of Al-Kazemi’s visit to the Kingdom and prior to his visit to Iran, while Iraqi political forces called for new elections, with others announcing their non-participation in the next government. .
Mohammed bin Salman and Al-Kazemi held an official session of talks at the Royal Court at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Saturday, during which they reviewed the bilateral relations between the two countries and areas of joint cooperation.
According to Al-Kazemi's office, the meeting witnessed an emphasis on strengthening economic integration, and the two parties also stressed the prominent role of Iraq in bringing views in the region closer, and pushing forward calm efforts and constructive dialogues.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi had arrived in Jeddah on an official visit, and the German news agency quoted Iraqi sources as saying that he will discuss with the Saudi Crown Prince several issues, most notably ways to make progress in the negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, leading to the full resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries. .
It is scheduled to head the Iraqi Prime Minister on Sunday to Iran to hold talks on the same file.
And held in recent months, 5 rounds of talks between Iranian and Saudi officials in Iraq, which shares a border with the two countries.
At the conclusion of the fifth round of negotiations last April, Al-Kazemi said that he was convinced that "an understanding is soon" between Riyadh and Tehran;
The two powers that accuse each other of destabilizing the Middle East.
Iraqi government
In another context, Iraqi political forces called for new elections, while others announced their non-participation in the next government.
The positions coincided with the completion of a quorum in Parliament, after the resignation of the Sadrist bloc's deputies, which won the elections.
These developments come with the coordination framework's announcement of its intention to proceed with forming the next government.