Iranian President Raisi 'welcomes' an invitation from Saudi Arabia's King Salman to visit the kingdom following the reconciliation deal between the two countries
Riyadh cut relations after Iranian protesters attacked Saudi diplomatic missions in 2016 following the Saudi execution of revered Shiite cleric Nimr al Nimr – just one in a series of flashpoints between the two longstanding regional rivals.
The two regional heavyweights announced on March 10 a Chinese-brokered deal to restore ties seven years after they were severed. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told reporters on Sunday that the two countries had agreed to hold a meeting between their top diplomats.READ MORE:The detente between Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, and Iran, strongly at odds with Western governments over its nuclear activities, has the potential to reshape relations across a region characterised by turbulence for decades.
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