Saudi Arabia, Iran FMs to meet 'soon' after phone call

AL-MONITOR Staff

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) meets with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud in Moscow on March 9, 2023. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) meets with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud in Moscow on March 9, 2023. — ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Saudi and Iranian top diplomats held a call on Thursday in a further sign of improving relations between the two countries, three weeks since China brokered a deal to resume diplomatic relations between Tehran and Riyadh.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a call with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, to exchange greetings for the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. They also agreed to hold a meeting “soon,” the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

🇸🇦📞 🇮🇷 | Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan held a phone call with #Iran’s Foreign Minister @Amirabdolahian. pic.twitter.com/PSlRPVOs69

Saudi Arabia, Iran FMs to meet 'soon' after phone call

Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed earlier this month to resume relations in a deal brokered by China.

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