Iran says it has formally invited Saudi King Salman to visit Tehran, following a reconciliation agreement reached last month between the two sides.
Saudi Arabia severed relations with Iran in 2016, after its embassy in Tehran and consulate in the northwestern city of Mashhad were attacked during protests over Riyadh’s execution of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr. The two Middle East powerhouses had held several rounds of dialogue in Iraq and Oman before reaching the agreement to mend ties on March 10 in China.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani says President Ebrahim Raisi “invited the Saudi King to visit Iran.”
Kanani says the Iranian president has already received an invitation to visit the Sunni-ruled kingdom.
The spokesman also expresses hope that Iran and Saudi Arabia will reopen their respective diplomatic missions by May 9, as scheduled in the China-brokered agreement.
“We and the Saudi side insist on activating the embassies in a very timely manner so that Iranian pilgrims can attend a calm hajj pilgrimage using the services provided by the embassy,” he tells a weekly press conference.
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