Iraqi PM Meets King on First Visit to Saudi Arabia
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi made his first visit to Saudi Arabia since taking office six months ago, meeting King Salman during the stop on a regional tour that has also seen visits to Cairo and Tehran in recent weeks.
The premier went to Riyadh with a large delegation including officials and businessmen, with trade billed as a prime focus of the discussions between OPEC’s two largest oil producers. Abdul-Mahdi’s office said the leaders had signed 13 agreements in areas such as trade, energy and political cooperation.
The premier went to Riyadh with a large delegation including officials and businessmen, with trade billed as a prime focus of the discussions between OPEC’s two largest oil producers. Abdul-Mahdi’s office said the leaders had signed 13 agreements in areas such as trade, energy and political cooperation.