Iran, Saudi Arabia Agreed To Normalize Relations
Date
3/10/2023 7:30:25 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to normalize relations between
the two countries and plan to open embassies within two months, the
Tasnim news agency reported on Friday, trend reports citing tass .
According to the report, Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the
Supreme National Security Council of Iran, and his Saudi
counterpart held talks in Beijing. The talks concluded with a
trilateral statement, according to which Tehran and Riyadh have
agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen their
respective embassies within two months.
'Following the talks, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have decided to restore diplomatic
relations, open embassies and representative bodies within two
months,' the statement said, according to Tasnim.
The statement said that the agreement on the normalization of
relations was finalized at the initiative of Chinese President Xi
Jinping and with the mediation of Oman and Iraq, which in April
2021 became a venue for negotiations between Tehran and Riyadh.
'The two countries are committed to the principles of
sovereignty and non-interference in each other's internal affairs,
and also strive to implement the security treaty signed on April
17, 2001, and the agreement on cooperation in trade, economy,
culture, science and technology, which was signed on May 27, 1998,'
the statement said.
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