BAGHDAD - A delegation of senior Iraqi security, defence and diplomatic officials will go to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to seek increased cooperation in dealing with terrorism, Iraq’s foreign minister said. ‘It’s a very positive step. It will help the government in its fight to combat terrorism, which is of mutual interest between Iraq and Saudi Arabia,’ Hoshyar Zebari told reporters in Baghdad on Monday.| For example, the Saoodis could stop exporting young men to Iraq. That would be a very positive step. |
Zebari insisted, however, the the countries could find enough common ground to build a security relationship designed to protect both from extremists. ‘No doubt they will talk about all the security issues in both countries,’ he said. ‘I think they are affected by terrorism juts as we are.’
On the anti-Iraqi statements of the clerics, he said: ‘These calls are not issued by the official government, we don’t blame them for that.’