Iran Press/ Asia: In the meeting between Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud, the two countries agreed to resume relations by sending their ambassadors and reopening their embassies.
Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Beijing at the head of a delegation to meet with Bin Farhan late on Wednesday.
Iranian and Saudi officials have been in close contact to follow up on the Beijing agreement. A little more than a week after the March 10 agreement, the Saudi king sent a letter to President Raisi in which he welcomed the agreement and invited Raisi to visit Riyadh. He also called for strong economic and regional cooperation.
In response, Raisi welcomed the invitation and stressed Iran’s readiness to expand cooperation.
Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 2016 in the wake of the Saudi execution of a Shiite cleric, along with 46 other Shia dissidents. Since April 2021, Tehran and Riyadh have been engaged in negotiations facilitated by Iraq and Oman to patch up their ties. These talks culminated in the Chinese-brokered deal.
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