Saudi and Iranian FMs meet in New York on UNGA sidelines

NEW YORK CITY: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi on Sunday on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The two ministers discussed relations and ways to enhance them in various fields, the importance of continuing coordination and consultation between the two countries to monitor the progress of their relations, and the latest developments in the Gaza Strip.

The meeting was also attended by the permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the UN Abdulaziz Al-Wasil, the Director General of the Office of the Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Al-Dawood, and adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Al-Yahya.