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Interior ":" new phase "of security cooperation with Saudi Arabia
Date: Thursday, 03.01.2012 9:04
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announced that the Iraqi Interior Ministry, on Wednesday, an agreement Iraq with Saudi Arabia on a new phase of security cooperation in the fight against "terrorism" and drugs and smuggling across the border, while confirming that the Iraqi delegation headed by Minister of Justice will visit Riyadh soon to discuss issues concerning the exchange of prisoners and convicts between the two countries.
A senior agent of the Ministry of the Interior Adnan al-Asadi in a statement issued yesterday, and received a "long", copy it, that "the delegation's visit Iraqi security to the Saudi capital Riyadh was very successful," noting that "Iraq agreed with Saudi Arabia on a new phase of security cooperation in the fight against terrorism, drugs and organized crime and smuggling across the border. " He said al-Asadi that "the cooperation will be through the points remain in close contact between the Ministries of Interior the two countries," and expressed hope that "this cooperation introduction to the opening up of bilateral relations in political, economic as well as security."
He al-Asadi that "the Iraqi delegation headed by Minister of Justice Hassan Shammari will travel to Riyadh to discuss the issues concerning the exchange of prisoners and convicts between the two countries, without addressing the issue of death row, so as not to conflict with the Constitution of Iraq. "
keep Iraq a number of Saudi detainees had previously sentenced some to death for taking part are all acts of terrorism and of belonging to al Qaeda instigation of the sheikhs In some areas of Saudi Arabia.
and adviser Prime Minister for National Security Affairs Faleh al-Fayad, announced on Monday that Iraq has begun a dialogue with officials in Saudi Arabia to sign a memorandum of understanding in the fight against terrorism and organized crime, while pointing out that the Kingdom has shown willingness to cooperate in this area, confirmed that Iraq has begun to conclude similar agreements with France and Britain. The delegation visited the high-level security included national security adviser, Faleh al-Fayad and senior agent of the Ministry of the Interior Adnan al-Asadi Saudi Arabia last week in response to an open invitation from the Board of Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, where the delegation met with senior security officials of the Saudis, including intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz, Assistant Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a number of other officials. A Saudi official had refused to be named, said statements journalist (February 20, 2012) The Kingdom submitted to the Iraqi embassy in Riyadh nominate its ambassador to Jordan Fahd Abdul Mohsen Al-Zaid to be an ambassador is not a resident in Baghdad, as he emphasized, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, in ( February 21, 2012), to Saudi Arabia appointed an ambassador to Iraq, to restore full diplomatic ties between the two countries in a move is the first since 1990. And considered the Foreign Relations Committee in the Iraqi parliament, that the appointment of Saudi Arabia as an ambassador in Baghdad after more than 20 years Gulf message to confirm the presence of the Arab summit, describing the positive step to push forward bilateral relations.
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