Saudi Arabia has named an ambassador to Iraq to re-establish full diplomatic ties for the first time since Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Kuwait, Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on February 21, Reuters reports.
“For the first time since 1990, the Saudis have named an ambassador to Iraq,” Zebari said.
Saudi Foreign Ministry spokesman Osama Nugali said: “We nominated our ambassador in Jordan as ambassador for Iraq as well, but he will not be residing in Iraq.”
The announcement came as the Middle East faces a deepening split between Shiite and Sunni Muslim powers over the crisis in Syria and Western pressure on Iran.
