Saudi and Iranian Foreign Ministers Discuss Next Steps for rapprochement

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call today, Saturday, from Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The agency mentioned that the call reviewed bilateral relations and ways to develop them in various fields, in addition to discussing many topics of interest to both countries and the next steps following recent agreements made with China. Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed on March 10 in Beijing to resume diplomatic relations that have been severed since 2016 and to reopen their embassies within two months. Riyadh confirmed that the agreement was made on the basis of returning diplomatic relations, with a shared desire from both sides to resolve differences through communication and dialogue.