Saudi King holds phone call to congratulate new Iraq PM on post

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud stands during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 5, 2017. (Reuters)

• The King wished Mahdi success, and the Iraqi people further progress and prosperity

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman held a telephone conversation with Iraq's new prime minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to congratulate him on the post.
The King wished him success, and the Iraqi people further progress and prosperity.
Adel Abdul Mahdi expressed thanks to King Salman for his gesture and stressed his efforts to develop cooperation between the two countries in various fields.