BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, and Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, held a phone call over the means to develop ties and cooperation, to achieve stability of oil prices.
The two leaders “discussed cooperation between the two countries in the OPEC meeting of oil and energy ministers, being held in Vienna, and coordination to achieve stability in oil prices in the next stage,” said a statement by Mahdi’s office.
Mahdi and the Saudi king affirmed their keenness to develop joint relations, especially the agreements adopted during Mahdi’s visit to Saudi Arabia in April.
They also affirmed the importance of protecting security of the two countries and the need to ease tension in the Middle East, to avoid risks of wars and conflicts.
Relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia have improved since Saudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Iraq, in 2016, after 25 years of closure over Iraq’s invasion of neighbouring Kuwait in 1990.– NNN-NINA
