Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers to meet during Ramadan
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Roshan Amiri
- . March 27, 2023
- . Update: March 27, 2023 4:05 pm
The Foreign Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are set to meet during the holy month of Ramadan 2023.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, held a phone conversation on Monday, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Subsequently, the two ministers agreed to meet during the sacred month of Ramadan.
During the phone conversation, the two ministers also discussed a number of regional and international issues, including their trilateral agreement signed with the People’s Republic of China.
Earlier this month, the two countries agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations, reopen their embassies in the two countries, and exchange ambassadors within two months.
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On March 10, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China signed the trilateral agreement, which aimed to resume diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The agreement was unveiled through a trilateral announcement. Earlier, the talks to resume diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia had been kept tightly under wraps. The Saudi foreign minister reportedly said that the agreement was the outcome of talks with China that lasted nearly two years.
Earlier this month, Saudi National Security Advisor Musaad bin Mohammed Al-Aiban and Iran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Admiral Ali Shamkhani held five days of talks to sign the agreement.
After the signing of the agreement, Saudi Arabia and Iran also agreed to revive the Security Cooperation Agreement signed between the two countries in 2001.
The Saudi Press Agency said in a statement, “Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to respect state sovereignty and not interfere in internal matters.”
Recently, Saudi Arabia invited the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, for an official visit, according to a senior Iranian official.
