Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi welcomed an invitation he received from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to visit Riyadh with the aim of consolidating rapprochement between the two countries, according to an official in the Iranian presidency.
On Sunday, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi received an official invitation from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to visit Riyadh, following the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
"My boss received an invitation from the Saudi king to visit Riyadh," said the political affairs assistant in the office of Iranian President Mohammad Jamshidi, in a tweet on Twitter, according to the local "Mehr" agency.
Jamshidi added, "King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz welcomed, in a letter addressed to my president, the agreement of the two brotherly countries."
The Saudi king also called for strengthening economic and regional cooperation.
For his part, Raisi welcomed this invitation and affirmed his country's readiness to enhance bilateral cooperation, according to Jamshidi.
Earlier today, Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdollahian said that he would meet with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan "soon," referring to "three locations" proposed for "holding this meeting," without specifying them.
This came in a press conference held by Abdullahian in the capital, Tehran, according to the local (semi-official) Tasnim agency.
The agency stated that Abdullahian said, "The agreement between Iran and Riyadh confirms peace in the region," noting that he "will meet the Saudi foreign minister soon," without specifying a specific date.
The start of Saudi investments
In the context, Saudi Finance Minister Muhammad Al-Jadaan announced on Wednesday that his country's investments in Iran may start "quickly", after the two regional powers agreed to resume their relations.
In response to a question about upcoming Saudi investments in Iran, Al-Jadaan said, "This could happen quickly. If what was agreed upon was adhered to, I think something could happen quickly."
He continued, "There is no reason to prevent this. Iran is our neighbor, and it has been and will remain so for hundreds of years. Therefore, I do not see any problem that would prevent the normalization of the relationship through investments as long as we abide by the agreement, respect sovereignty, and neither of us interfere in the affairs of the other."
On March 10, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced the resumption of their diplomatic relations and the reopening of embassies within two months, following Chinese-sponsored talks in Beijing, according to a joint statement by the three countries.
In January 2016, Saudi Arabia severed its relations with Iran, following attacks on the Riyadh embassy in Tehran and its consulate in the city of Mashhad (east), in protest against the kingdom's execution of the Saudi Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, on charges including "terrorism."
The end of the Sharm el-Sheikh meeting between Palestinian and Israeli officials What are its most prominent outputs?
Prominent security and political officials from Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and the United States agreed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to establish a mechanism to reduce violence in the Palestinian territories, and to prevent any measures that would affect the sanctity of holy places in Jerusalem during the month of Ramadan.
The five-way meeting in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on Sunday, concluded that it adheres to achieving calm in the Palestinian territories, stopping the escalation, and holding a new meeting in the same city, next April.
This came in the closing statement of the meeting, which was attended by prominent security and political officials from Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and the United States.
The parties stressed the need to prevent any measures that would prejudice the sanctity of the holy places in Jerusalem during the month of Ramadan.
The statement stressed that the meeting, which was held at the invitation of the Egyptian side, is "a continuation of the understanding reached in Aqaba, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, last February."
On Sunday, the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh hosted a five-party meeting that included high-level political and security officials, Palestinians, Israelis, Jordanians and Americans, in Sharm El-Sheikh.
Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a statement that the meeting comes "within the framework of regional and international efforts aimed at achieving and supporting calm between the Palestinian and Israeli sides (...) and as a continuation of the discussions that took place in the Aqaba meeting on February 26 to support dialogue (... in a way that paves the way for creating an appropriate climate that contributes to the resumption of the peace process.
And Palestinian, Israeli, Egyptian, Jordanian and American officials met in Aqaba, Jordan, on the twenty-sixth of February, during which they pledged to work to stop the escalating violence.
The meeting concluded with announcing an agreement to stop unilateral measures for specific months, including stopping the promotion of settlements, and holding a second meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh.
Since the beginning of 2023, confrontations have escalated in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and have resulted in the death of 84 Palestinians and 14 Israelis in separate operations.