Saudi foreign minister in Baghdad on official visit

Baghdad Feb 25 (IANS) Saudi Arabia s Foreign Minister on Saturday arrived in Baghdad on an official visit a first since 2003 Iraqi authorities said.

Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir is expected to meet with Iraqi top officials including Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari to discuss means to boost bilateral ties and the war against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group an Iraqi official told Xinhua news agency.

Jubeir s visit is the first for a Saudi official to the Iraqi capital since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

His visit also came as the Iraqi security forces backed by anti-IS international coalition are carrying out a major offensive to drive out the militants from their major stronghold of Mosul.

--IANS
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