Top Saudi, Iranian diplomats to meet in China - report

The top envoys for Saudi Arabia and Iran will meet in Beijing on April 6, an Iranian official said, as the two regional rivals work to hash out next steps of their diplomatic rapprochement amid a China-brokered deal.

The meeting between Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, will be the first formal meeting between Saudi Arabia and Iran's most senior diplomats in more than seven years.

"The top envoys agreed to meet on Apr. 6 in Beijing as the deal was facilitated by China," a senior Iranian official said.

The resumption of the relations  that was announced last month and arrangements for the exchange of ambassadors will be discussed in the meeting, it added.