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April 7, 2023 

China continued to play a key role in facilitating dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia this week by hosting the two nations' foreign ministers in Beijing.

It was the first formal negotiations between the two nations' most senior diplomats in more than seven years and follows a landmark agreement brokered by China last month to restore diplomatic ties.

After meeting separately with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Saudi Arabia's top diplomat Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian issued a joint statement detailing the next steps in the resumption of their bilateral relations.

Those steps include plans to reopen their respective embassies within two months, while examining ways to resume flights, bilateral visits and granting of visas for the two countries' citizens.

(Sources: China Report)