Saudi Foreign Minister receives phone call from Iranian counterpart
Saudi Foreign Minister HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from Iran’s Foreign Minister HE Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday.
The two sides discussed several topics of mutual interest, in addition to discussing the next steps in light of the recent tripartite agreement.
🇸🇦📞 🇮🇷 | Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan receives a phone call from #Iran’s Foreign Minister @Amirabdolahian. pic.twitter.com/1Bde2iRSKN
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) April 2, 2023
This comes as a further sign of improving relations between the two countries, almost a month since China brokered a deal to resume diplomatic relations between Tehran and Riyadh.
The delegations from the two countries held talks on 6-10 March 2023 in Beijing – the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia headed by His Excellency Dr Musaad bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, Minister of State, Member of the Council of Ministers, and National Security Advisor, and the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by His Excellency Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
In a Joint Trilateral Statement by the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Saudi and Iranian sides expressed their appreciation and gratitude to the Republic of Iraq and the Sultanate of Oman for hosting rounds of dialogue that took place between both sides during the years 2021-2022.
The two sides also expressed their appreciation and gratitude to the leadership and government of the People’s Republic of China for hosting and sponsoring the talks, and the efforts they placed towards its success.
The three countries announce that an agreement has been reached between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which includes an agreement to resume diplomatic relations between them and re-open their embassies and missions within a period not exceeding two months, and the agreement includes their affirmation of the respect for the sovereignty of states and the non-interference in internal affairs of states.
They also agreed that the ministers of foreign affairs of both countries shall meet to implement this, arrange for the return of their ambassadors, and discuss means of enhancing bilateral relations.
They also agreed to implement the Security Cooperation Agreement between them, which was signed on 22/1/1422 (H), corresponding to 17/4/2001, and the General Agreement for Cooperation in the Fields of Economy, Trade, Investment, Technology, Science, Culture, Sports, and Youth, which was signed on 2/2/1419 (H), corresponding to 27/5/1998.
