Against the background of the renewal of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal bin Farhanwill meet with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdulkhianin Beijing, in order to discuss the next steps within the framework of the renewal of relations, so reported today (Wednesday) the newspaper “A-Sharq al-Awast”, which is published in London, from a source with no details.
The meeting between the two will be the first, since 2016, in which senior Saudi officials meet with senior Iranian officials in an official political framework. The meeting will be held after three phone calls that took place between the two foreign ministers, in which they discussed the next steps in the framework of the renewal of political relations between the countries. A source with details added that “the choice of China came after its positive role as a mediator between the countries, and in reaching the agreement between them.
As a reminder, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported last March that an agreement had been reached with Saudi Arabia on the renewal of bilateral relations and the reopening of embassies in the next two months. The “Noor News” news agency, which is linked to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, published photos showing a happy Ali “I, the secretary of the council, with a Saudi official and a Chinese official whom the state television named as Wang Yi. “After the implementation of the decision, the foreign ministers of the two countries will meet to prepare for the exchange of ambassadors,” Iranian state television said.
The Saudi News Agency said at the time that “the three countries announce that an agreement has been reached between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which includes an agreement to renew diplomatic relations between them and reopen their embassies and missions within a period not exceeding two months, and the agreement also includes the approval of respect for sovereignty states and non-interference in the internal affairs of states”.