Saudi Arabia occupies special place in Iran’s neighborhood policy, Iran’s FM Araghchi says
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Saudi Arabia, like Iraq, occupies a special place in Iran’s neighborhood policy.
“Iranian-Saudi relations have been on a very positive trajectory and progressing well for several years,” he told Saudi Arabia’s Asharq News television on Thursday.
Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed relations following a seven-year hiatus under a China-brokered deal in 2023, which saw the two sides re-open diplomatic missions.
“We had issues in the past, but thanks to the assistance of Iraq and later China, we resumed bilateral relations. In recent years, these relations have been expanding rapidly,” Araghchi added.
He highlighted that the foreign policy of Iran’s new administration under President Masoud Pezeshkian aims to enhance and deepen ties with neighboring countries.
“The policy of Iran’s fourteenth administration is based on further strengthening relations with its neighbors, and just as Iraq holds a special place in the neighborhood policy, Saudi Arabia also holds a special position,” Araghchi stressed.
Tehran and Riyadh agreed last year to implement a security cooperation agreement signed in April 2001 and another accord reached in May 1998 to boost economic, commercial, investment, technical, scientific, cultural, sports, and youth affairs cooperation.
“Saudi Arabia is a major and powerful country in the region, and there must necessarily be a good relationship and extensive cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia. This is essential for peace and stability in the region,” the Iranian foreign minister added.
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