Tehran to send delegation to Saudi Arabia

A technical team from Iran will travel to Saudi Arabia in the near future to prepare for the reopening of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh.

Director general of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Alireza Enayati, confirmed that an Iranian technical delegation will visit Saudi Arabia "this week" to do the preliminary work for the embassy's reopening, without giving the exact date of the trip.

On Saturday, a technical delegation from Saudi Arabia arrived in Iran to assess the situation and discuss the procedures for the reopening of the Saudi embassy and consulate general in the country.

On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud signed a joint statement in Beijing, announcing the resumption of diplomatic relations.