Ashraf AboArafe
Today, a joint tripartite statement was issued by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People’s Republic of China, which reads as follows:
In response to the generous initiative of His Excellency President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China to support China to develop good neighborly relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and based on the agreement between His Excellency President Xi Jinping and both the leaderships of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, that the Republic of China The People’s Council hosted and sponsored the talks between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, desiring to resolve the differences between them through dialogue and diplomacy within the framework of the fraternal ties that bring them together, and their commitment to the principles and purposes of the Charters of the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and international conventions and norms, which took place in the period From 6-10 March 2023 AD in Beijing, discussions between the delegations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, headed by His Excellency Dr. Musaed bin Muhammad Al-Aiban, Minister of State, Member of the Council of Ministers, National Security Adviser in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and His Excellency Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security in the Islamic Republic Iranian.
The Saudi and Iranian sides expressed their appreciation and thanks to the Republic of Iraq and the Sultanate of Oman for hosting the rounds of dialogue that took place between the two sides during the years 2021-2022. The two sides also expressed their appreciation and thanks to the leadership and government of the People’s Republic of China for hosting and sponsoring the talks and their efforts to make them a success.
And the three countries announce that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran have reached an agreement that includes agreeing to resume diplomatic relations between them and reopen their embassies and representations within a maximum period of two months, and includes their affirmation of respect for the sovereignty of countries and non-interference in their internal affairs, and they agreed that the foreign ministers of the two countries hold a meeting To activate this, arrange the exchange of ambassadors and discuss ways to strengthen relations between them. They also agreed to activate the security cooperation agreement between them, signed on 1/22/1422 AH, corresponding to 4/17/2001 AD, and the general agreement for cooperation in the field of economy, trade, investment, technology, science, culture, sports and youth, signed on 2/2/1419 AH corresponding to 5/27/1998 AD.
Each of the three countries expressed their keenness to make every effort to enhance regional and international peace and security.
It was issued in Beijing on March 10, 2023 AD.
For the Islamic Republic of Iran
Ali Shamkhani
Secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security
About the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban
Minister of State, Member of the Council of Ministers, National Security Adviser
For the People’s Republic of China
Wang Yi
Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and Director of the Bureau of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee.
