Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Hashimi and the foreign portfolionote

The Saudi Foreign Ministry is said to prefer Iraqi Vice-President Tareq Al-Hashimi to take over the foreign portfolio in the new government in Iraq. The following 334-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the reaction of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki. It also tells what about the relation between Al-Hashimi and the Saudis.