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Saudi official in Baghdad

By AFP
May 12, 2021

Baghdad: Iraq received the Saudi deputy defence minister on Tuesday, one month after hosting talks between the kingdom and its regional rival Iran to discuss a thaw in relations. Saudi Prince Khalid Bin Salman and his delegation met with President Barham Saleh, a government official told AFP. Saleh has said there have been meetings between the two regional heavyweights in Baghdad "more than once".