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Saudi FM in landmark visit to Iraq: officials

Published: 25 Feb 2017 - 12:45 pm | Last Updated: 14 Nov 2021 - 12:45 pm
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AFP

Baghdad: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was in Baghdad for talks on Saturday, the first such visit by a chief diplomat from the kingdom in years, Iraqi officials said.

He met his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a foreign ministry official told AFP on condition of anonymity. 

Another government official said it was the first visit to Baghdad by a Saudi foreign minister since 2003.