23 Dec 2024
Influential Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr makes rare trip to Saudi Arabia


Press TV - ProminentIraqi Shia clericMuqtadaal-Sadr has met with Saudi Arabias crown prince and a few other Saudi officials during a rare trip to the kingdom.

According to the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday, Sadr met Mohammed bin Salman at the Red Sea port city of Jeddahwhere they discussed common topics.

His Eminence Sayyed Muqtadaal-Sadr, may God have mercy on him, goes to visit Saudi Arabia at an official invitation," said a statement released by the influential cleric's office.

Upon arrival, Sadr was greeted by Saudi's former ambassadorThamer al-Sabhan.

Last month, Saudi Arabia and Iraq announced that they were establishing a coordination council to bolster strategic relations aimed at healing troubled ties with other Arab states.

In 2015, Riyadh reopened its embassy in Iraq following a 25-year hiatus, and in February Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir traveled to Baghdad.

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