Iranian and Saudi FMs to meet in Baghdad soon
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iran and Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministers are set to meet in Baghdad shortly to continue discussions on normalizing relations, a member of Iran’s parliament told his country’s media on Tuesday.
Javad Karimi Qudusi, an Iranian MP, told Iran’s Fars News that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud would meet in Baghdad shortly.
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According to Qudusi, the foreign ministers will discuss bilateral ties, reopening embassies and consulates, and the crisis in Yemen.
The meeting is the latest in a series of meetings hosted by the Iraqi government since April 2021 as part of Baghdad’s efforts to normalize Saudi-Iran ties and reduce regional tensions.
Baghdad recently hosted the fifth round of these talks between Riyadh and Tehran. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi participated.
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