Kingdom, Iraq to expedite prisoner swap

Ahmad Al-Salem, undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, held talks with Iraqi Ambassador to Kingdom Ghanem Al-Jumaily at his office here on Sunday. Their discussions focused mainly on expediting procedures to implement provisions of the agreement to exchange prisoners that was signed between the two countries earlier.
Justice Minister Muhammad Al-Eissa and his Iraqi counterpart Hassan Al-Shammari signed the landmark agreement for the exchange of their citizens in jail in each other’s countries at a ceremony held at Justice Ministry headquarters in Riyadh on March 18.
Under the accord, Saudi prisoners in Iraq will be returned to the Kingdom and vice versa on an agreed date.