Saudi Arabia's foreign minister will visit Iran on Saturday

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed in March to end a diplomatic rift and re-establish relations following years of hostility

By Reuters

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Hassan Zarnegar, Charge of Consular Affairs in the Iranian embassy, and Saudi Ali Al Youssef, Director of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attend a ceremony for the reopening of the Iranian Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2023. -- Reuters file
Hassan Zarnegar, Charge of Consular Affairs in the Iranian embassy, and Saudi Ali Al Youssef, Director of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attend a ceremony for the reopening of the Iranian Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2023. -- Reuters file

Published: Thu 15 Jun 2023, 11:19 AM

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, will visit Tehran on Saturday, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Thursday.

He is set to meet with Iranian officials, Tasnim said.

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed in March, in a deal brokered by China, to end a diplomatic rift and re-establish relations following years of hostility that had endangered regional stability including in Yemen, Syria and Lebanon.

Iran officially reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on June 7.


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