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Iran, Saudi Arabia to Implement Existing Mutual Agreements on Security, Economy

© SputnikSaudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, meet in Beijing, April 6, 2023
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, meet in Beijing, April 6, 2023 - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.08.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to implement existing bilateral agreements on security, trade and economic cooperation following the resumption of diplomatic relations, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Thursday.
The top Iranian diplomat stated that Tehran was also fully committed to expanding relations with Riyadh in all areas.
"We agreed to implement existing agreements between the two countries in the fields of security, trade, economy, and other issues of interest," the minister was quoted by an Iranian news agency as saying at a joint press conference with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, in Riyadh.
Amirabdollahian paid a visit to Saudi Arabia, the first one by the Iranian foreign minister in more than 10 years, amid the thaw in relations between the two countries.
In this photo released by Nournews, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, right, China's most senior diplomat Wang Yi, center, and Saudi Arabia's National Security Adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban looks on during an agreement signing ceremony between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions between the Mideast rivals, in Beijing, China, Friday, March 10, 2023. - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.04.2023
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China's Saudi-Iran Deal Indicates US No Longer Pulling Mideast Strings
In early March, Iran and Saudi Arabia, with China's mediation, agreed to resume diplomatic relations that were severed in 2016 after Saudi Arabia's diplomatic missions in Iran were attacked following the execution of Shiite preacher Nimr al-Nimr. The deal also provided for the resumption of direct flights between the two countries, mutual visits of top diplomats and security cooperation. The Iranian diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia resumed its operation on June 6. On June 17, the top Saudi diplomat traveled Tehran on an official visit.
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