RIYADH, Jan 13: Saudi Arabia will seek clarifications from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the new Iraq policy, when she visits Riyadh next week, according to Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud Al Faisal.

Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, he said: “We are waiting for explanations that will detail this strategy and we hope to hear them in the Secretary of State’s visit,” Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal told a news conference that was also addressed by visiting Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema on Saturday.

“The unity and independence of Iraq are necessities, as well as creating peace, and it is clear that these have not been achieved yet. So there has to be a change in Iraq policy.”