Iran reopens its Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today after a gap of seven years: Enayati new Ambassador to KSA
Iran officially reopened its embassy in Riyadh today (May 6) after a gap of seven years.
According to the Foreign Ministry of Iran, Mohammad Reza Enayati has been appointed as the new Ambassador of Iran to Saudi Arabia.
“Iran will also open its Consulate and Permanent Representative Office in OIC in Jeddah on May 7, a day after reopening Embassy in Riyadh, Tehran Times reported today.
Mohammad Reza Enayati, who was serving as the director of the Persian Gulf department at the Foreign Ministry has been designated as new Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Enayati was among those senior Iranian officials who held dialogue with Saudi officials in China in March this year.
On March 19, both the sides agreed to reestablish ties. Hence, the foreign ministers of the two countries have met twice _ in Beijing on April 6 and in Cape Town on June 2 to move forward with their agenda.
Tehran’s foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said, “Iran’s embassy in Riyadh, its consulate in Jeddah, and its representative office to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) “will be officially reopened on Tuesday and Wednesday.”
The opening ceremony will take place at 6:00 pm today. The newly appointed Iranian ambassador” to Saudi Arabia will also attend the ceremony.
After years of discord, the two Middle Eastern countries signed a surprise reconciliation agreement in China on March 10. The deal will promote peace in the region and strengthen two countries bilateral ties.
