INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday.Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir
prepared to reopen embassies and consulates in each country.Both Iran and Saudi Arabia have reciprocally named ambassadors in Riyadh and
Tehran.According to a deal brokered by China, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed reestablish diplomatic ties
The deal was announced on March 10 after intensive talks between the sides in Beijing.Before reestablishing ties, negotiators from Iran and
Saudi Arabia had met several times in Baghdad and Muscat.Amir Abdollahian and Bin Farhan first met in Beijing on April 6 to discuss key
details in the resumption of relations following the landmark agreement signed by the security chiefs from Iran and Saudi Arabia.In the
arrangements and providing facilities for visits of Iranian pilgrims to Mecca and Medina for Hajj pilgrimage.
