March 4, 2023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has accepted an invitation from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia for a visit to Saudi capital of Riyadh, Iran's first vice president Mohammad Mokhber confirmed Monday.

Mokhber made the remarks when asked to respond to the Saudi King's invitation to Raisi of visiting Riyadh, semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

The move followed the China-brokered talks in Beijing in early March, during which Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and missions within two months.

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