DUBAI - Saudi Arabia and Iraq have agreed to cooperate in security and intelligence matters, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television cited Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim as saying, as Riyadh woos Baghdad to stem the influence of regional rival Iran.

The announcement came during a state visit by an Iraqi delegation to Saudi Arabia led by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi.

Abdul-Mahdi met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, his office said on Thursday, a day after his first official visit to the kingdom.

The meeting with the crown prince came after he met King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday. His office said the leaders signed 13 agreements in areas such as trade, energy and political cooperation, without giving further details.

(Agence France-Presse)