Saudi Arabia receives its embassy building in central Baghdad

by **Ponee** Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:53 pm

The Iraqi government announced on Sunday to hand over the Saudi delegation Riyadh embassy building in the capital Baghdad.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Bahaa al-Araji said in remarks reported by the Saudi newspaper "Middle East" and seen by the agency ((eighth day)) that "the Iraqi government handed over the Saudi private Headquarters embassy delegation in the diplomatic compound in the Green Zone in Baghdad, along with another location for the accommodation of staff, did not leaving only the restoration and creation of the embassy building by Saudi Arabia.

He added that "the Iraqi government provided the delegation of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which oversees the process of re-opening the embassy, all the possibilities in this regard, stressing that" Saudi Arabia will open its embassy in Iraq within the next two months.

He added that "the Saudi embassy would end the state of estrangement, which lasted since the era of Saddam Hussein's regime and after the American occupation," pointing out that "there are hidden hands and having played a role in the strained relations between Riyadh and Baghdad during the past period.

Araji pointed out that "with respect to the rest of the countries, but the Saudi Embassy while opening is not just like any other embassies, due to the weight of the Saudi Arab, Islamic and moral Great. Ended 6

2015-01-11

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