Saudi delegation in Iran to discuss embassy reopening
A Saudi Arabian diplomatic delegation has arrived in Iran to discuss the reopening of its diplomatic missions after a seven-year absence, Riyadh's foreign ministry has said.
The visit followed a meeting between the foreign ministers of both nations in China this week after they agreed previous month to restore diplomatic ties.
Saturday's visit is part of 'implementing the tripartite agreement' reached on March 10 between the two regional powers, brokered by China, to restore relations ruptured in 2016, the Saudi foreign ministry said, as reported by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
A Saudi 'technical delegation' met Iran's chief of protocol at the foreign ministry in Tehran, SPA reported.
The two countries severed ties in 2016 after protesters in Iran attacked Saudi diplomatic missions following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shia leader.
Under previous month's agreement, the two countries are to reopen their embassies and missions within two months and implement security and economic cooperation deals signed more than 20 years ago.
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