The member of the coalition, Abbas al-Bayati told “Shafaq News " , that “ we have sent envoys earlier to Saudi Arabia, but with no response , we hope that this would re- evaluate Saudi Arabia foreign policy and open with Arab state of Iraq."
Al-Bayati, who is close to the leader of the coalition, Nuri al-Maliki said that" the rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh will reflect positively on the set of files in the region, including the Iraqi issue ."
Answering a question about whether Iran will work on mediation between Iraq and Saudi Arabia in the future , Bayati said , " We do not want mediation with Saudi Arabia, but direct dialogue without any interference and this is our goal for a long time but Riyadh is still hesitating."
Iraqi officials , led by Prime Minister , Nuri al-Maliki accused always Saudi Arabia of destabilizing Iraq by supporting armed organizations financially and politically and in the media . But Riyadh denies this .