Sources: First Saudi royal to visit Baghdad since 1991 Gulf war

Published September 2nd, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A member of the Saudi royal family is expected to visit Baghdad Monday on the first such visit since the 1991 Gulf war, an official source said Sunday.  

 

"A Saudi prince will fly into Saddam International Airport tomorrow aboard a jet of the United Arab Emirates-based company Gulf Falcon," the information ministry's press center said in a statement, however did not identify the Saudi royal, according to AFP.  

 

Baghdad and Riyadh initiated a thaw in relations during an Arab summit held in Beirut last March. (Albawaba.com) 

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