Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi made a visit to Saudi Arabia during the stop on a regional tour that has also seen visits to Cairo and Tehran in recent weeks. During the visit, he met with King Salman.

Abdul Mahdi has said Iraq would maintain strong ties with Iran, but also with the United States and regional neighbors, many of which, like Saudi Arabia, consider Tehran a foe, Reuters reported.

Abdul Mahdi went to Riyadh with a large delegation including officials and businessmen, with trade billed as a prime focus of the discussions between OPEC’s two largest oil producers. Abdul Mahdi’s office said the leaders had signed 13 agreements in areas such as trade, energy and political cooperation.

In early April, Saudi Arabia reopened the consulate in Baghdad, which was closed for 30 years. King Salman also announced that his country will provide Iraq with $ 1 billion to build sports facilities