Iran reopened its consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Thursday as the two countries continued mending fences and resuming ties following seven years of diplomatic void, the
Middle East Eye reported.
“The diplomatic mission was reopened in a ceremony attended by a number of Iranian and Saudi officials,” the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
On Tuesday, Iran also reopened its embassy in Riyadh and its permanent representative office to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah.
“We consider today an important day in the relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli told a flag-raising ceremony on Tuesday. “The cooperation between the countries is entering a new era,” he added, according to
Arab News.
