|
Iraq to approve new Saudi ambassador
BAGHDAD - Iraq will approve the nomination of a non-resident Saudi ambassador, the Iraqi foreign minister said Tuesday, terming it a positive sign for the normalisation of ties between the two countries.Saudi Arabia has not had an ambassador to Iraq since 1990, the year now-executed dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. We will accept and we certainly welcome the presentation of the Saudi ambassador in Ammans credentials as non-resident ambassador to Iraq, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told AFP. It is a very positive sign ... for the normalisation of relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, he said. Iraqs response accepting this request will be quick, Prime Minister Nuri al-Malikis spokesman Ali Mussawi told AFP. The Iraqi government welcomes this step, and we consider it a first step, and we are waiting for more steps, such as the appointment of a resident ambassador in the country, he said. A Saudi official told AFP on Monday that the kingdom had nominated its ambassador in Jordan as the non-resident ambassador in Iraq. We presented today the nomination of the ambassador of the Kingdom for Jordan as the non-resident ambassador in Iraq, the official told AFP. Posted by: Steve White 2012-02-22 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=339496 |