The fifth round of talks between Riyadh and Tehran has ended and Israel’s fears of Saudi Arabia’s rapprochement with Iran have received official approval from the Iraqi Prime Minister | Baghdad has announced that it will host the sixth round of talks between the Sunni kingdom and the Shiite state
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Khajimi said in an interview with the Iraqi newspaper Al-Sabah that Iran and Saudi Arabia are close to an understanding. This is against the background of the fifth round of dialogue between them, which took place in Baghdad about a week ago. Asked about the contacts between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Kazimi replied that Iraq has a direct interest in achieving understandings between the countries of the region and achieving regional stability.
“Because we have good relations with both sides and with regional and international factors – we can create a positive atmosphere for dialogue on Iraqi soil,” Kajimi said. “Most of the dialogue has not been made public. We are confident that the understanding between Saudi Arabia and Iran is close – and there is a real breakthrough between all the countries in the region.”
The Iranian website Nur News reported about a week ago on a good atmosphere in the fifth round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, noting that although no official announcements have been made regarding the fifth round of talks taking place in a year. However, the website learned that in the last meeting there was a “positive atmosphere” that inspires hope for the renewal of the relationship.
“The two neighbors and regional rivals have not had diplomatic relations since January 2016 following the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran, after Saudi Arabia executed Shiite-Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr” There are a number of disputes between Iran and Saudi Arabia, including the rights of the Shiite minority , Tehran’s weapons programs, naval borders and the war in Yemen related to gas fields and more.