The agreement between Saudi Arabia and China was concluded in China; Photo: File
Riyadh / Tehran: Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore ties within two months and reopen their decade-long embassies.
According to the World News Agency, in the talks held in Beijing, the capital of China, the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, agreeing to respect each other’s state sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs, were arranged on a route map. went.
The official news agencies of the two countries have also confirmed the agreement on the restoration of diplomatic relations.
The joint statement said Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to activate a 2001 security cooperation agreement, after which the two countries will open embassies in each other’s capitals within two months.
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Al Jazeera reporter Ali Hashim has claimed that meetings between high-level officials from Saudi Arabia and Iran have been taking place in Baghdad over the past two years, which have stalled during Iraq’s 2021 elections.
However, the telephonic conversation continued and now the meeting in China proved to be decisive.
It should be remembered that Saudi Arabia had executed a Shia scholar in 2016, after which protesters in Iran attacked the Saudi embassy, after which relations between the two countries were severed.
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