Iran says dialogue with Saudi Arabia on 'right track'

TEHRAN, 09 October 2021, (TON): Iran's foreign minister said in Beirut “discussions between Iran and Saudi Arabia are on the right track but it will take more time to restore bilateral ties.”

Iran and Saudi Arabia have been engaged in talks since April with the aim of improving relations, for the first time since cutting ties in 2016.

The discussions were launched under Iran's former moderate president Hassan Rouhani and have continued since his ultraconservative successor, Ebrahim Raisi, took office in August.

"The Iran-Saudi dialogue is on the right track," Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said during a news conference at the Iranian embassy in Beirut, on the second day of a 48-hour visit to Lebanon.

He added "we have achieved results and agreements, but we still need more dialogue.”

He said "the two parties will announce these agreements at the appropriate time. We welcome the continuation of the talks and the results that benefit both sides and the region.”

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