The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday, paving the way for normalised ties under a surprise China-brokered deal, APA reports citing Teletrader.
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian signed an agreement on Thursday that will allow flights between the two countries to resume and enable issuing visas to citizens.
According to the joint statement, the China-brokered agreement also includes arrangements for the reopening of the two embassies and consulates as well as the resumption of visits by officials and private sector delegations.
In a joint statement, Iran and Saudi Arabia also emphasized the need to respect each other’s national sovereignty and abstain from interfering in each other’s internal affairs.
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The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in China for the first formal meeting of their most senior diplomats in more than seven years, APA reports citing KFGO.
In brief footage broadcast on Twitter in the early hours of Thursday, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, greet each other before sitting down side by side.
Tehran and Riyadh agreed to end their diplomatic rift and re-open embassies.
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