The Saudi delegation reached Iran to discuss the opening of the embassy and consulate

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia has said that its diplomatic delegation has reached Iran after seven years to discuss the opening of the embassy and consulate. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia said that this visit is the implementation of the tripartite agreement reached between the two countries on March 10, mediated by China.

According to the foreign news agency “Reuters”, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Saudi officials have arrived in Iran to discuss the procedure for reopening the embassy of Riyadh in Tehran and the consulate in Mashhad.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the visit is part of the implementation of the tripartite agreement reached on March 10 between the two countries, mediated by China.

According to the report, after years of hostility, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed in March to end their diplomatic differences and reopen their diplomatic missions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping helped broker a deal between the two countries that sidelined the United States.

It should be noted that on April 6, the two foreign ministers had an important meeting in China, in which it was agreed to restore flights between the two countries and provide visa facilities to the citizens.

According to the report of Arab News Pakistan, the decision to restore flights and issue visas for Umrah by the two countries was the meeting between Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdullahiyan in Beijing, the capital of China. done after

The joint declaration was issued after a meeting hosted by the Chinese Foreign Minister.

After the meeting in China, the Saudi Foreign Minister renewed the invitation to the Iranian counterpart to visit the Kingdom and hold a bilateral meeting in Riyadh.

Earlier, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud met with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdullahyan in China’s capital Beijing.

This is the first official meeting between the top diplomats of the two countries after more than 7 years, which was also attended by other top officials of the two countries.

The development comes after a Chinese-brokered deal to restore ties between the two rival nations, after Iran and Saudi Arabia restored ties and reopened embassies last month. It was agreed.

In March, Chinese President Xi Jinping brokered an unusual deal to end a seven-year-old rift between Iran and Saudi Arabia and restore diplomatic ties, signaling China’s growing influence in the region. Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on a number of issues.