Abadi Al-Faisal calls to speed up the development of relations, "including helping to accelerate the defeat Daash"
Met with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, on the sidelines of the anti-terrorism conference held in the Belgian capital Brussels.
A statement by the Prime Minister's Office that "the Prime Minister during the meeting called to speed up the development of relations between municipal brothers to serve the interests of the Iraqi and Saudi peoples and thereby helping to accelerate Daash and defeat terrorism and extremism in the region."
For his part, the Saudi foreign minister, according to the statement that "the stability of Iraq and its success will change the face of the region, and we are thrilled that the achievements realized in Iraq and now go to the National Government," adding that he "will visit Iraq soon."
The prime minister Haider al-Abadi said in an interview aired last Monday to the relationship with Saudi Arabia, saying "I do not want all that yellow ties with Saudi Arabia, we want to move forward in a positive direction, ready to change this relationship, we have no choice but to that I would expect from these countries to move this direction. "
In response to whether Iraq received a reply Saudis in this direction Abadi said "speech level yes, but the fact the level of traffic is very slow and this slow motion does not serve anyone," adding, "We are open to the brothers in Saudi Arabia, yes we have problems on both sides and is not a party One, but first we must address a lot of problems, "saying that this is not an excuse to disrupt cooperation between the two countries in light of the real threat to Daash in these countries."
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Met with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, on the sidelines of the anti-terrorism conference held in the Belgian capital Brussels.
A statement by the Prime Minister's Office that "the Prime Minister during the meeting called to speed up the development of relations between municipal brothers to serve the interests of the Iraqi and Saudi peoples and thereby helping to accelerate Daash and defeat terrorism and extremism in the region."
For his part, the Saudi foreign minister, according to the statement that "the stability of Iraq and its success will change the face of the region, and we are thrilled that the achievements realized in Iraq and now go to the National Government," adding that he "will visit Iraq soon."
The prime minister Haider al-Abadi said in an interview aired last Monday to the relationship with Saudi Arabia, saying "I do not want all that yellow ties with Saudi Arabia, we want to move forward in a positive direction, ready to change this relationship, we have no choice but to that I would expect from these countries to move this direction. "
In response to whether Iraq received a reply Saudis in this direction Abadi said "speech level yes, but the fact the level of traffic is very slow and this slow motion does not serve anyone," adding, "We are open to the brothers in Saudi Arabia, yes we have problems on both sides and is not a party One, but first we must address a lot of problems, "saying that this is not an excuse to disrupt cooperation between the two countries in light of the real threat to Daash in these countries."
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