Saudi, Iran to meet in holy Ramadan

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, senior Chinese diplomat, and Saudi national security adviser during an agreement signing ceremony between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, senior Chinese diplomat, and Saudi national security adviser during an agreement signing ceremony between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to hold a meeting at Foreign Minister level during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, aiming at developing the recent historical agreement of restoring ties between the two countries, the Saudi state news agency SPA said on Monday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, in a phone call, discussed a number of common issues in light of the tripartite agreement that was signed in the People’s Republic of China.

“The two ministers also agreed to hold a bilateral meeting between them during the ongoing month of Ramadan,” SPA said.

This is the second call between the two parties in less than one week.

On March 10, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and China released a trilateral statement, announcing resuming ties between Iran and Saudi, ending years of tension.

Saudi Arabia cut off relations with Iran in 2016 after Iranian protesters attacked the Saudi embassy in response to Saudi Arabia executing Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.

Reporting by Hozan Zubeir