PM Al-Zaidi to visit Saudi Arabia after Ankara

Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will travel to SaudiArabia this week for an official visit that includes bilateral talks and thesigning of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) across several sectors,according to an informed Iraqi government source.

The talks will address security cooperation between Iraq andSaudi Arabia, coordination of positions on regional matters, and the effect ofwar on security and economic stability across the region, the source added.

Al-Zaidi has undertaken a series of foreign engagements inrecent weeks. He visited the United States on July 14 and made an officialvisit to Iran on July 24. Before the trip to Riyadh, He is scheduled to make anofficial visit to Ankara on Tuesday. That visit is set to include talks andcooperation agreements in the security, economic, and investment fields, alongwith oil and energy files and expanded trade, as well as discussion of regionaland international issues, a government source said.

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