The interests of the two countries lie in dialogue and interaction

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi said on Saturday, after meeting Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, that the interests of the two countries lie in dialogue and interaction.

The President of Iran added that with cooperation and dialogue among the countries of the region, problems can be overcome.

And the President of Iran stated: We welcome to establish relations between our two countries influencers in the region.

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed, on Saturday, bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance and develop them in various fields, as well as developments on the regional and international arenas.

And the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on “Twitter” that the Iranian president received the Saudi foreign minister at the presidential palace in the capital, Tehran.

She explained that during the reception, “bilateral relations were reviewed, and ways to enhance and develop them in various fields, in a way that achieves the aspirations of the two countries and the two brotherly peoples, in addition to discussing developments on the regional and international arenas, and the efforts made in this regard.”

She added that Prince Faisal bin Farhan “conveyed the greetings and appreciation of the Saudi monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud, to the Iranian president, and their wishes to the brotherly government and people of Iran for further progress and prosperity.”

And she continued, “He conveyed (Ibrahim Raisi) his greetings and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince, and his wishes to the government and people of Saudi Arabia for more prosperity and well-being.”

This is the first visit by a Saudi foreign minister to Iran in several years.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Saudi technical team concerned with discussing mechanisms for reopening the Kingdom’s representations in Iran has arrived in Tehran.

The agency added: “The Saudi technical team, headed by Nasser bin Awad Al Ghanoum, met the chief of protocol at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Honardost, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital, Tehran.”

Yesterday, Friday, the Iranian government spokesman, Ali Bahadri Jahromi, announced that Prince Faisal will visit Iran and take measures to reopen his country’s embassy in Tehran.

On June 6, Tehran reopened its embassy in the Kingdom, nearly 3 months after announcing the agreement to restore diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

The former Tehran embassy building, which had been closed for years, was reopened after it was recently fully restored, in the presence of the Iranian ambassador-designate to Saudi Arabia.

Last month, Tehran appointed a high-ranking diplomat, Ali Reza Enayati, as the new ambassador to the kingdom. Enayati currently holds the position of Deputy Foreign Minister after he was ambassador to Kuwait during the era of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

These developments also came after the two countries exchanged, last April, a visit of two technical delegations in order to discuss the issue of reopening embassies.

It is noteworthy that on March 10, Iran and Saudi Arabia reached an agreement sponsored by China to reopen their embassies and implement economic and security cooperation agreements signed more than 20 years ago.

Later, Tehran announced that it had invited Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to visit the country.

It also indicated that the Iranian president had received an invitation to visit Riyadh.

The Iranian President receives the Saudi Foreign Minister