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Iraq and Saudi Arabia discuss tighter control along their shared border
Iraqi and Saudi officials discussed ways to strengthen security coordination and control along their shared border on Thursday. The meeting followed a meeting in Riyadh between Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Plans to increase coordination between Iraq and Saudi Arabia to strengthen security and stability along their shared border were discussed. Officials from the two countries met on Thursday to tighten border controls and find solutions to common security challenges.
The meeting followed talks the previous day in Riyadh between Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who discussed regional developments and common security challenges.
Baghdad pledges security
Ali al-Zaidi said Iraq would not allow its territory to be used for any attack or action that threatens the security of Saudi Arabia or other countries in the region.
The Iraqi Border Forces Command also said that a regular meeting had been held between the Iraqi Fifth Border Region Command and border guards in Saudi Arabia’s Northern and Eastern regions.
The meeting addressed increasing control along the border, reinforcing security and stability, developing solutions to shared security issues, and improving mutual cooperation and coordination between the two sides.
Previous contacts on border security
A Saudi security and military delegation visited Baghdad on August 27 and discussed with Iraqi officials strengthening border security, controlling the border and increasing information sharing.
Mohammed Abdulwahab Sukkar, commander of the Iraqi Border Forces, also visited Saudi Arabia in February and discussed coordination on border control and cooperation in training with Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayaf.
These contacts took place at a time when regional security concerns were growing over attacks allegedly carried out from Iraq during the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran in February. Several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, had said they were targeted by attacks carried out from Iraq by armed groups linked to Tehran.
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