Iran’s ambassador meets FM before departing for Saudi Arabia
Iran’s ambassador to Riyadh has met with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian before departing for Saudi Arabia.
During the meeting on Saturday, Alireza Enayati presented a report on plans for bilateral ties between the two countries.
Amir-Abdollahian, for his part, emphasized the need for developing and deepening the administration’s good-neighborliness policy.
He also attached importance to the strengthening of Tehran-Riyadh ties given the cooperation opportunities in bilateral and multilateral fields.
Enayati had previously served as Iran’s deputy ambassador to Riyadh and ambassador to Kuwait, as well as an aide to the foreign minister and director-general of Persian Gulf affairs at the Foreign Ministry.
Back in March, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to a Chinese-brokered deal to revive relations after years of tensions.
Iran officially reopened its embassy in Riyadh in June, followed by its consulate in Jeddah and representative office with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
The Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad have also resumed operations.
Last month, Amir-Abdollahian visited Saudi Arabia, where he held “frank and fruitful” talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
In an interview with Shargh newspaper published on Saturday, Enayati said the Iran-Saudi relations are progressing at a steady pace.
“We are serious, and we feel that Saudi Arabia is also serious in developing ties and deepening relations,” he said.
“We are now seeing new conditions where the countries of the region are no longer just located on either side of the Persian Gulf but are playing a role in a joint effort, which could see security find a new definition and move away from its classical definition which was based on militarism.”
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