Saudi Crown Prince reaffirms with Iraqi PM commitment to enhancing security coordination

Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia received Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi yesterday at the Diwan Al-Mamlaka (Royal Court) in the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the meeting discussed developments in regional events and coordinated efforts to address them, in order to enhance the security and stability of the region.

The Iraqi Prime Minister expressed the Iraqi government’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack targeting King Khalid International Airport and the strikes against civilian and vital facilities in the Kingdom, considering these attacks a threat to regional security and stability.

Al-Zaidi reaffirmed the Iraqi government’s firm stance on not allowing Iraqi territory to be used as a launching point for any attacks or actions that undermine the security of the Kingdom and other countries in the region, and emphasized the Iraqi government’s commitment to the principles of good neighborliness and respect for the sovereignty of the Kingdom and sister states.

The meeting also reviewed the dimensions of Saudi-Iraqi relations, with the Crown Prince reaffirming the Kingdom’s commitment to enhancing cooperation between the two countries across various fields, particularly in strengthening security coordination.