Saudi Arabia: We hope that the constructive dialogue with Iran will continue

In Saudi Arabia’s official SPA news agency, it was reported that the Council of Ministers met at the Irka Royal Palace in the capital Riyadh, under the chairmanship of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

The news indicated that the country’s foreign policies were mentioned at the meeting, and that the Council of Ministers emphasized the importance of regional and international stability and political solutions through dialogue.

In the news that the deal reached between Saudi Arabia and Iran was also discussed in Beijing, the capital of China, the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran includes resuming diplomatic relations between the two countries, as well as respecting their mutual sovereignty and not interfering. in each other’s internal affairs. The agreement also includes adherence to the international conventions and norms of the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. expressions were used.

Emphasizing that the Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers “expects the constructive dialogue with Iran to continue in line with the agreement”, the news claimed that the “constructive dialogue” between the two countries would be beneficial to both Saudi Arabia and Iran and to peace. regional and international.

IRAN-SAUDI ARABIA RELATIONS

On January 2, 2016, 47 people, including Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, were executed in Saudi Arabia on “terrorism” charges.

Following statements by the Iranian authorities reacting to the executions, the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran and consulate buildings in the city of Mashhad were set on fire by protesters in Iran.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries, already strained by the Yemen crisis that began in March 2015, were completely severed.

Iranian and Saudi Arabian officials met in Baghdad in April 2021 for direct talks, and talks mediated by Iraq continued thereafter.

Riyadh and Tehran agreed to resume diplomatic relations on March 10, after 7 years. (AA)