Security
Within the framework of ongoing efforts to consolidate regional stability and strengthen bilateral cooperation between Baghdad and Riyadh, a periodic security meeting was held bringing together security leaders from both sides to discuss mechanisms for protecting shared borders and developing field cooperation strategies. In this context, the Fifth Region Border Command held an expanded meeting on Thursday with its Saudi counterpart to discuss enhancing the security of the border strip and expanding mutual military coordination. Details of the periodic meeting between the Fifth Region Border Command and the Northern and Eastern Region Border Guard commands indicated that the session aimed to maintain the security of the shared borders and develop mechanisms for continuous security coordination and cooperation between the two brotherly countries. The Iraqi side was headed by the Commander of the Fifth Region Border, Major General Rahim Younis Rahim, while the Saudi side was headed by Major General Faleh bin Falah bin Hithleen, Commander of the Northern Region Border Guard, and Major General Ali bin Abdullah bin Ali Al-Ahmari, Commander of the Eastern Region Border Guard in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The meeting witnessed extensive discussions on a number of topics of mutual security interest, exploring ways to enhance reciprocal coordination to contribute to tightening control over the border strip, consolidating stability, and confronting various security challenges in accordance with the common interests of both countries.
