US welcomes china’s efforts to end Iran-Saudi Arabia hostility
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The White House welcomed on Friday agreements reached between Saudi Arabia and Iran on resuming diplomatic ties between the two neighboring countries, and China’s efforts to help end seven years of hostility between them.
John Kirby, US National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, said in a briefing to reporters that the road map announced in Beijing aimed to renew ties between the two rival Middle East powers, which the US supported.
Earlier in the day, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and China released a trilateral statement, announcing resuming ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Following five rounds of preliminary negotiations in Iraq and Oman, and following days of intensive talks in Beijing, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to thaw relations and open their embassies in each other’s countries.
This deal can be sustained, regardless of what the interest was or who sat down at the table, Kirby added.
He also sought to downplay the development, underscoring that the US has also worked on de-escalation through its own “effective combination of deterrence and diplomacy.”