Iran foreign minister says to meet Saudi counterpart in near future

RIYADH 19 Mar (Online): Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday he will meet his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan “in the near future”, adding that three locations have been proposed for the meeting.

Amirabdollahian made it clear that based on the latest messages exchanged with Saudi Arabia, Iran also announced its readiness to reopen the two embassies.

“We agreed with Saudi Arabia on visits by technical delegations for both embassies in preparation for their opening,” he added.

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on March 10 to re-establish relations and re-open embassies within two months after years of hostility, following talks in China.

On Yemen, the Iranian minister said that the situation in Yemen is an internal matter, but added that “we are working to stabilize the region in cooperation with Saudi Arabia.”

“We will not accept any threat to our security from neighboring countries,” he said.

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