It was announced in a joint statement
Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume bilateral relations
Following Ayatollah Raisi’s visit to Beijing in February, Admiral Shamkhani started intensive negotiations with his Saudi counterpart on Monday, March 15, in order to follow up on the agreements of the president’s trip, in order to finally resolve the issues between Tehran and Riyadh.
At the end of these negotiations, today March 19, 1401, a tripartite statement was signed in Beijing by Ali Shamkhani, the representative of the Supreme Leader and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mosaed bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, Minister of Advisors and member of the Council of Ministers and National Security Advisor of Saudi Arabia and Wang Yi was a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the head of the Bureau of the Central Committee of Foreign Affairs of the Party and a member of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.
The text of this tripartite statement is as follows:
In response to the worthy initiative of Mr. Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China, in supporting the expansion of relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, based on the principle of good neighborliness and considering his agreement with the heads of the two countries to host and support the dialogue between the Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Islamic Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as the desire of the two countries to resolve differences through dialogue and diplomacy based on fraternal ties and emphasizing the adherence of the two countries to the principles and goals of the United Nations Charter and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Charter and international principles and procedures Delegations of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by Amir Daryaban Ali Shamkhani, the representative of the Supreme Leader and the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, headed by Dr. Mosead bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, Minister of Advisor and member of the Council of Ministers and National Security Advisor from March 15 to 19, 1401 They met and discussed with each other in Beijing from March 6 to 10, 2023.
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are grateful to the Republic of Iraq and the Sultanate of Oman for hosting the talks between the two sides in the years 1400 to 1401 AD (2021 to 2022) from the leadership and government of the People’s Republic of China for hosting and supporting They thanked the talks held in this country and the efforts to bring it to fruition.
As a result of the talks, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and agencies within two months.
The foreign ministers of the two countries will meet each other to implement this decision and make the necessary arrangements for the exchange of ambassadors.
The two countries, emphasizing respect for sovereignty and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, in the context of the implementation of the security cooperation agreement signed on 28.1.1380 equivalent to 17.4.2001, as well as the general agreement on economic, commercial, investment, and technical cooperation , scientific, cultural, sports and youth, signed on 3.6.1377 equivalent to 5.27.1998.
The three countries declare their decisive will to use all efforts to strengthen regional and international peace and security./Sadasima
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