Normalization steps in the Middle East… Iranian and Saudi ministers meet in China

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran met in China for the first time in more than seven years to mend long-troubled bilateral relations.

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed last month, mediated by China, to restore their seven-year ties and reopen their shuttered embassies. The fact that China was instrumental in restoring relations between the two great countries of the Middle East, for which the US has been a mediator for decades, demonstrated that a change was taking place in the external dynamics of the region.

The information that the meeting between Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Emir Abdullahiyan took place was reported on Saudi Arabian state television. , Al Ihbarye. Within the scope of the meeting of foreign ministers, the reestablishment of relations and the appointment of an ambassador are provided.

Tensions between the two countries rose after Saudi Arabia executed a Shiite cleric, and in 2016, following a raid on the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran. (Reuters)