Iranian Delegation In Saudi Arabia To Discuss Embassy Reopening

A delegation from Iran has arrived in Saudi Arabia to prepare the ground for reopening Iran's embassy in Riyadh and its consulate general in Jeddah.

Director General of Iran's Foreign Ministry Office for Persian Gulf Affairs, Alireza Enayati, said the resumption of flights to and from Iran are also on the agenda of the discussions.

The visit follows a delegation to Tehran this week as Saudi officials also assessed the technicalities of reopening its embassy and consulate.

It has been a busy week for the two countries as they repair diplomatic relations following a detente brokered by Beijing in March after seven years of hostility.

The agreement the two countries reached in March with Chinese mediation foresaw full diplomatic relations being restored in two months. So far contacts and discussions seem to continue on track.

The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reviewed the latest developments related to the implementation of the agreement between Riyadh and Tehran to resume diplomatic relations.

Foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday for the first formal gathering of their top diplomats in more than seven years.