Dubai March 19 2023: The Iranian government has proposed to Saudi Arabia three locations for a meeting at foreign minister level, Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday, citing the latest messages with Riyadh since the countries agreed to re-establish ties.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told a news conference in Tehran his country had agreed to such a meeting, although he did not list the three locations or say when such a meeting might take place.
Separately, an aide to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz had invited Raisi to visit Riyadh in a letter welcoming the deal agreed on March 10 to restore ties within two months, after years of hostility.
Raisi “welcomed the invitation,” Mohammad Jamshidi, political deputy at the president’s office, said on Twitter without mentioning a timeframe.
The Saudi government’s communications office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Saudi state media has not reported on the letter.
