Iran Says Talks with Saudi Arabia on 'More Serious Path'

 INA-sources

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said Monday that talks with Saudi Arabia are now on a "more serious path".
 
Saeed Khatibzadeh who was speaking at his weekly press conference said contacts have continued "uninterruptedly" between the two sides and messages have kept flowing. Efforts were being made to improve peace and stability in the Persian Gulf through better relations between Tehran and Riyadh, he said.
 
Khatibzadeh also told reporters that Iran is happy for the talks to continue in Baghdad and there is no need to change that.
 
Saudi Arabia and Iran held direct talks earlier this year brokered by Baghdad and vowed to continue the process. New president Ebrahim Raisi (Raeesi) has stressed his intention to improve relations with the Arab states in the Persian Gulf and some analysts regard this as reflected in the appointment of Amir-Abdollahian, who held responsibility for Arab affairs as deputy foreign minister (2011-16) and was ambassador to Bahrain from 2007 to 2010.
 
Source: IRAN INTERNATIONAL