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Iraq Rebuilds Ties to Saudi Arabia

After years of misunderstandings and tensions, relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia have begun to warm up.
Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari attends the Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Baghdad March 28, 2012. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR2ZZVG
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Iraqi-Saudi relations is the most complex issue that Iraq has to deal with. But, at the same time, it is the closest to being resolved if the political entities of both countries prove to be serious about resuming the historical relations that brought their countries together.

While Iraqi-Saudi relations were never at their best — except for short periods of time — the iciness that gripped them never prevented both from appreciating the reciprocal strategic, cultural, human and religious roles that they played in the region and the world.

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