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Saudi Arabia, Iran agree to reopen diplomatic missions

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shake hands during a meeting in Beijing, China, April 6, 2023. Iran's Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shake hands during a meeting in Beijing, China, April 6, 2023. Iran's Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

KABUL (Pajhwok): Top Saudi and Iranian diplomats met in Beijing on Thursday for talks on the resumption of bilateral diplomatic relations, CNN reported.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud agreed on reopening embassies and consulates.

In more than seven years, it is the highest-level contact between the two countries, which cut diplomatic ties in 2016.

However, China succeeded in bringing about a détente -- a diplomatic achievement for Beijing -- between Iran and Saudi Arabia last month.

At Thursday’s meeting in the Chinese capital, the two sides agreed to . . .

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