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    Iranian President Pezeshkian and Saudi Prince bin Salman discuss relations

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    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a telephone conversation to discuss relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The two spoke on Sunday evening. The Iranian president said he would not be able to attend a joint meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday, November 11. The Iranian president claimed that he has a busy schedule, according to Iranian state media IRNA.

    The decision not to attend the important meeting is interesting. One would have assumed that Iran would want its top leader at the meeting, if only to use the meeting to rally support against Israel. Saudi Arabia has been highly critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza and Lebanon. Saudi Arabia wants to use the meeting to demonstrate its leadership in the Arab and Islamic world.

    “Pezeshkian said that his Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref will attend the meeting, expressing assurance that the meeting, thanks to the prudence of the Saudi Crown Prince, will bring tangible results aimed at stopping the crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza and Lebanon,” says Iranian. said the media. “Referring to the determination of Iranian and Saudi officials, President Pezeshkian expressed hope that ties between the two countries will be further developed.”

    The Saudi Crown Prince said he understood Pezeshkian would not attend and wished Iran luck.

    “Ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia are now at a historic turning point,” Bin Salman said, expressing hope that bilateral ties will be promoted to the highest level,” IRNA reported.

    A view of the flags of Iran and Saudi Arabia before the meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, in Tehran, Iran on June 17, 2023. (credit :VIA REUTERS)

    The Crown Prince invited Pezeshkian to visit Saudi Arabia at a later date. China has contributed to the reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran in recent years. “Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has left Tehran for Riyadh to participate in the joint Arab League-OIC summit, which aims to put an end to the Israeli regime’s atrocities in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon,” Iranian state media reported. on November 11.

    Ending the ongoing war in Lebanon and Gaza

    On Monday he flew to Saudi Arabia. “Before leaving for Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Aref said the event is primarily aimed at putting an end to the ongoing war and bloodshed in Lebanon and Palestine,” IRNA reported. Representatives from more than fifty countries arrive in Riyadh for the meeting.

    The meeting takes place as the region prepares for the new US President Donald Trump to take office. In May 2017, US President Donald Trump took part in an Arab-Muslim-American summit in Saudi Arabia. Arab leaders such as MBS and Mahmoud Abbas have spoken with Trump since he won the November 5 election.



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