Iranian FM to Visit Riyadh at the End of the Week

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi receives Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah in Tehran in June. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi receives Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah in Tehran in June. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
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Iranian FM to Visit Riyadh at the End of the Week

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi receives Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah in Tehran in June. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi receives Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah in Tehran in June. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is expected to visit the Saudi capital Riyadh at the end of the week, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat.

He is expected to meet with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the sources revealed that the one-day visit will be held in wake of Saudi Arabia inviting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to visit the Kingdom.

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber had previously said that Raisi had accepted the invitation.

On June 17, Prince Faisal paid a visit to Tehran where he handed Abdollahian an official invitation from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz to visit Saudi Arabia.

It was the first visit by a Saudi foreign minister to the Iranian capital since Riyadh and Tehran reached an agreement in March to restore ties that had been severed for seven years.

Iran has since reopened its embassy in Riyadh and consulate in Jeddah, as well as the office of its representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.



Saudi King Receives Written Message from Emir of Kuwait

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
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Saudi King Receives Written Message from Emir of Kuwait

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, received a written message from Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, inviting him to attend the 45th session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which will be held in Kuwait.
The message was delivered to Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State and Cabinet Member, during his meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday with the Kuwaiti Emir’s envoy, Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The two sides exchanged cordial discussions and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest.