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Saudi FM to visit Tehran on Saturday, could reopen embassy
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Illustrative: Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, right, meets with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Beijing, on April 6, 2023. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister is expected to visit Tehran on Saturday, Iranian media reports, as the two Middle East powerhouses move to cement their recent landmark rapprochement after a seven-year rupture.
“The foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan, will travel to Tehran on Saturday, June 17, to meet with officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Tasnim news agency says.
Iran’s government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi adds that bin Farhan’s visit would see him “take measures to open the embassy” of Saudi Arabia in Tehran.
Jahromi did not specify the exact date for the reopening of the embassy, which has been shut since 2016.
Tasnim has earlier cited “unnamed sources” as saying the Saudi embassy may reopen during the visit.
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