Saudi confirms first round of talks with new Iranian government

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News ID: 53761
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 22:57 - 03 October 2021
Sunday,3 October 2021 (YJC)_ Saudi Arabia confirmed it had held its first round of direct talks with Iran's new government last month.

Saudi confirms first round of talks with new Iranian governmentSaudi Arabia confirmed on Sunday, it had held its first round of direct talks with Iran's new government last month, part of a process begun earlier this year to reduce tension between the Gulf's rival Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim powers.

The longtime foes who severed ties in 2016 began talks in April, at a time when Washington and Tehran were discussing reviving a nuclear pact that Riyadh and its allies had opposed.

Three rounds of Saudi-Iranian talks were held in Iraq in the months before Iran's new hardline president, Ebrahim Raisi, took office in August.

Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud said the latest round had taken place on Sept. 21. He did not give the location of the meeting. The date coincides with a speech by Raisi at the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

"These discussions are still in the exploratory phase. We hope they will provide a basis to address unresolved issues between the two sides and we will strive and work to realise that," he told a joint news conference.

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