Iraqi and Saudi foreign ministers discuss bilateral ties
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Saturday met with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud in Qatar, where they discussed increasing cooperation between the two countries and various other topics, according to a statement from Iraq's foreign ministry.
The ministers "discussed coordination and continuous consultation in various fields, in order to achieve common goals, and for the good and interest of the peoples of the two countries," on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, the statement read.
Hussein expressed Iraq's "condemnation and denunciation of the attacks that targeted the territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," referring to the latest strike where Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Saudi Aramco petroleum storage facility in Jeddah on Friday.
Baghdad has been the zone for talks between Riyadh and Tehran. Since last year, Iran and Saudi negotiators have met in the Iraqi capital on four occasions in the presence of Iraqi officials to speak about resolving their differences in the Middle East, particularly when it comes to the conflict in Yemen where Iran-backed Houthi rebels are known to use Iranian manufactured drones and missiles to target Saudi airports and cities.
The fifth round of talks between Iraq's two contrasting neighbors was "temporarily suspended" by Iran earlier this month a day after Hussein announced that they would be held.
The ministers "discussed coordination and continuous consultation in various fields, in order to achieve common goals, and for the good and interest of the peoples of the two countries," on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, the statement read.
Hussein expressed Iraq's "condemnation and denunciation of the attacks that targeted the territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," referring to the latest strike where Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Saudi Aramco petroleum storage facility in Jeddah on Friday.
Baghdad has been the zone for talks between Riyadh and Tehran. Since last year, Iran and Saudi negotiators have met in the Iraqi capital on four occasions in the presence of Iraqi officials to speak about resolving their differences in the Middle East, particularly when it comes to the conflict in Yemen where Iran-backed Houthi rebels are known to use Iranian manufactured drones and missiles to target Saudi airports and cities.
The fifth round of talks between Iraq's two contrasting neighbors was "temporarily suspended" by Iran earlier this month a day after Hussein announced that they would be held.