An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that "Based on what has been agreed on between the leaders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Iraq, regarding the reopening of Saudi embassy in Baghdad and the establishment of Saudi consulate general in Erbil, a technical committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will leave for Baghdad this week to coordinate with the Iraqi Foreign Ministry the necessary arrangements for choosing and equipping the appropriate buildings for two missions in preparation for commencing the work in the Republic of Iraq as soon as possible."