Normalization in the Middle East: Iranian minister meets Saudi prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Emir Abdullahiyan.

According to the news from SPA, the official agency of Saudi Arabia, Bin Salman met with Iranian minister Abdullahiyan, who was visiting his country, in Jeddah. Assessing bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as regional and international developments, Bin Salman and Abdullahiyan discussed potential opportunities for cooperation between their countries and ways to improve bilateral relations.

Making a statement about the meeting from his account on the X social media platform known as Twitter, Abdullahiyan described the meeting he had with Saudi Crown Prince Bin Salman in Jeddah as “direct, sincere and fruitful, based on a neighborhood policy “. Stating that the meeting lasted for 90 minutes, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abdullahiyan said, “The will of the leaders of the two countries emphasized stable bilateral relations in all fields. We agree on ‘security and development for all’ in the region”. he used his statements.

OFFICIAL INVITATION TO THE PRESIDENT

Abdullahiyan, who traveled to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, as part of an official visit, also met his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Ferhan yesterday.

Abdullahiyan announced that President Ibrahim Reisi would visit Riyadh at the appropriate time at the official invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Minister Bin Ferhan noted that his meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Abdullahiyan, was a continuation of the steps taken to restart relations between the two countries, which are very important for the history of the two countries.

With the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Abdullahiyan, it was the first time after 7 years that an Iranian Minister visited Saudi Arabia. (AA)