Saudi wants secure borders to avoid Iraq violence
RIYADH, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is trying to secure its borders with Iraq to prevent violence in its northern neighbour spilling into the wider region, a Saudi official said on Thursday.
"Saudi Arabia is keen to control the shared borders to prevent infiltration and smuggling, and to encircle the terrorists and close in on them, in order to stop the terrorism that has become so grave in Iraq," Deputy Interior Minister Ahmed al-Salem told regional officials in Jeddah.
Security representatives are meeting in the Saudi city ahead of a gathering of interior ministers from countries bordering Iraq on Monday.
"Security in Iraq is part of the security of countries bordering Iraq, they all influence each other one way or another," he said in comments on the Saudi official news agency.
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"Saudi Arabia is keen to control the shared borders to prevent infiltration and smuggling, and to encircle the terrorists and close in on them, in order to stop the terrorism that has become so grave in Iraq," Deputy Interior Minister Ahmed al-Salem told regional officials in Jeddah.
Security representatives are meeting in the Saudi city ahead of a gathering of interior ministers from countries bordering Iraq on Monday.
"Security in Iraq is part of the security of countries bordering Iraq, they all influence each other one way or another," he said in comments on the Saudi official news agency.
Read the rest at Reuters/Alternet
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