Iran's FM visit to Riyadh to boost regional stability: Kuwait
Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber al-Sabah says his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian’s visit to Saudi Arabia will contribute to achieving peace, stability, and prosperity in the region, MNA reports.
Heading a high-ranking delegation, Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Riyadh at the invitation of his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan on his first official visit to Saudi Arabia since the two regional powerhouses agreed to restore diplomatic ties in March.
In a statement released by Kuwait’s foreign ministry on Friday, Sabah said the relations between Tehran and Riyadh would be a factor in empowering countries to face future challenges.
He praised the Iranian foreign minister's visit to Saudi Arabia which showed the two countries' keenness to restore ties and preserve regional security and stability.
The top Kuwaiti diplomat expressed hope that the visit would start a "bright chapter" in the history of the relations between the Persian Gulf countries and Iran "on the principles of good neighborliness ties, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, cooperation and dialogue.”
Sabah also hailed China’s mediation in the rapprochement of Tehran-Riyadh relations and the efforts of Iraq and Oman in facilitating talks.
In the highest level talks since the restoration of mutual ties, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday held "frank and fruitful" talks in the city of Jeddah.
In a Friday post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Amir-Abdollahian said the talks were "explicit, frank, fruitful, and productive based on neighborhood policy."
The meeting took place a day after the top Iranian diplomat held talks with his Saudi counterpart Faisal Bin Farhan in the capital Riyadh. In a joint presser after the talks, Amir-Abdollahian said the talks were significant, adding that ties between the two countries "are progressing in the right direction.”
In June, Iran officially reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia and Iranian media reported earlier this month that the kingdom's embassy in Tehran had resumed operations.
Saudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Tehran on August 6 and its consulate general in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad later on August 13.
On March 10, after several days of intensive negotiations hosted by China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic ties and reopen embassies seven years after their relations were severed.
In a joint statement after signing the agreement, Tehran and Riyadh highlighted the need to respect each others’ national sovereignty and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of one another.
They agreed 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.
MP/PressTV
Related news
UN Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire resolution
Prolonged negotiations have led the UN Security Council to postpone to Tuesday a vote on a resolution that had sought a new ceasefire in Gaza, diplomatic sources said, IP reports.
In 2 years we will have a fully protected Tbilisi sky: Juansher Burchuladze
According to the Minister of Defense of Georgia, Juansher Burchuladze, in 2023, the Ministry of Defense signed important purchases in terms of strengthening the defense capability, which is responsible for the medium-term and long-term development of the Defense Forces, Interpressnews reports.
We support sincere efforts to establish peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan: Minister of Defense of Turkey
On December 16, Minister of National Defense of Turkey Yaşar Güler held a year-end closing meeting with media representatives and answered their questions, 1lurer reports.
Rational use of historical opportunity will allow us to achieve long-awaited peace: Ali Asadov
Azerbaijan is determined to continue its efforts to strengthen peace and security in the region, Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov said at the meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Moscow, Azerbaijani media reports.
New objectives of Turkey and Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus
The last three years have brought significant changes in the geopolitics of the South Caucasus. The most important of them was the destruction of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan. At the same time, the positions of external actors have strengthened, which occurred synchronously with Azerbaijan's attempts to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh problem by force, APRI Armenia Research Fellow Sergei Melkonian says, IRNA reports.
Azerbaijan determined to advance the normalization and peace process with Armenia - Bayramov
Azerbaijan is determined to advance the normalization and peace process with Armenia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, stated this during his speech at the 47th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, which took place in a video conference format, the Azerbaijani media reports, ARMENPRESS reports.
