Saturday, August 19, 2023

Iran's Foreign Minister meets Saudi Crown Prince

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Friday, during a first state visit since a surprise rapprochement between the two countries, i24NEWS reported.

"Future opportunities for cooperation” were reviewed, according to the Saudi foreign ministry, “in addition to discussing developments in the situation on the regional and international arenas.”

This was the first time that a senior Iranian official has met with the Saudi Crown Prince, who is known by his initials MBS, reported Iran's official IRNA news agency.

Amir-Abdollahian’s visit to Saudi Arabia follows a China-brokered deal reached in March, and in which Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to normalize relations after seven years.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry officially announced in June that it would reopen its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia in the wake of the agreement. READ MORE