Baghdad, October 05, SPA -- Cairo will re-open its embassy in Baghdad soon, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said during an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday, the first visit to the country by a high-level Egyptian official since 2003. The statement by Abul Gheit came during a press conference whichwas held after meeting his counterpart Hoshyar Zebari, the Egyptianstate Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported. The last Egyptian envoy to Iraq, Ehab el-Sherif, was kidnapped andkilled shortly after he arrived in 2005. Zebari described the visit of his Egyptian counterpart as"historic." The Iraqi foreign minister said that the visit was a first steptowards restoring full Arab diplomatic representation to Iraq and asign of improved security conditions in Iraq, MENA reported. Zebari also referred to the political weight of Egypt whichaccording to him will help Iraq reintegrate in the Arab world. Both foreign ministers insisted that the visit had beenplanned well ahead. Among those accompanying Abul Gheit was Minister of PetroleumSameh Fahmy. Both ministers also met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/595439