Iran, Saudi Arabia Resume Trade
Date
4/25/2023 9:06:19 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) An Iranian official announced on Tuesday that trade between Iran
and Saudi Arabia had resumed as the two countries stepped up
efforts to normalize ties following a China-brokered deal in March,
trend reports
citing irna .
Reza Fatemi-Amin, the Iranian Minister of industry, mine and
trade, made the remarks when asked to comment on the agreement
reached between Tehran and Riyadh to normalize bilateral relations
in March.
On Sunday, Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad
Bazrpash announced that Iran has received a proposal from Saudi
Arabia to launch three regular flights between the two countries
per week, in addition to the Hajj flights, according to an
interview published on the ministry website.
Iran and Saudi Arabia reached a deal in March to resume
diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and missions in the two
countries within two months.
In a meeting held in Beijing on April 6, Iranian Foreign
Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Prince
Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud signed a joint statement, announcing the
resumption of diplomatic relations with immediate effect.
Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 2016 in response
to the attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran after the
kingdom executed a Shiite cleric.
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