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Saudi deputy minister receives Iraqi ambassador
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Saudi deputy minister receives Iraqi ambassador
They discussed bilateral relations and other topics of common interest
Updated 2 min 38 sec ago
Arab News
March 04, 2026 22:34
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Saud Al-Sati received Ambassador of Iraq to the Kingdom Safia Taleb Al-Suhail in Riyadh on Tuesday.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and other topics of common interest, the Foreign Ministry posted on X.
In a separate meeting on Tuesday, Al-Sati received Nodirjon Turgunov, ambassador of Uzbekistan to Saudi Arabia, to discuss issues of mutual interest.
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