Iran, Saudi Arabia must jointly tackle ME woes: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran and Saudi Arabia need to find a joint solution to help tackle problems in the Middle East region.
“We hope that the Saudi government would adopt a good neighborly approach based on the facts on the ground to pave the way for further cooperation in the very sensitive region of the Middle East,” Zarif said at a joint press conference with Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic in Tehran on Sunday.
“There is no obstacle to cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The two countries need to come up with a joint solution to regional problems,” he added.
The Iranian minister added that Tehran and Riyadh have no problem in mutual relations.
Zarif also expressed his country’s preparedness to cooperate with Saudi Arabia to find a joint solution to regional problems.
“We hope that we will be able to establish stability and security in the region by the people in cooperation with neighboring states and without any foreign interference,” he added.
Zarif noted that during his three-hour stay in Riyadh on Saturday, he had held no political talks with Saudi officials, saying that Tehran has always expressed its readiness for enhanced bilateral dialog.
Zarif’s trip to Saudi Arabia
The Iranian foreign minister traveled to Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on Saturday to participate in the memorial ceremony of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Zarif had been in the Swiss city of Davos to participate in the 45th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
King Abdullah died at the age of 90 on Friday. His 79-year-old half-brother, Salman, succeeded him. The king’s body was buried in Riyadh in the presence of leaders and dignitaries from the four corners of the world later in the day.
Rouhani’s letter
In a letter issued on Saturday, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called for the expansion of relations between Tehran and Riyadh as Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ascends to the throne.
“I hope that in the time lying ahead, with regard to the religious and historical bonds between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the relations between the two countries expand in all areas of mutual interest,” the Iranian president stated in the letter.
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