DUBAI: Iran has no preconditions in its talks with Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA), Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said, calling on Riyadh to adopt a “constructive approach” to improve ties. “Iran will respond proportionately to any constructive action by Saudi Arabia,” Kanaani told a televised news conference.

Tehran and Riyadh, leading Shi’ite and Sunni Muslim powers in Middle East severed ties in 2016 with both parties backing opposite sides in proxy wars across region, from Yemen to Syria and elsewhere. Last month, Tehran said a delayed sixth round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran in Baghdad would take place when conditions are right in Iraq. In May, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said there had been some progress in Iraq-mediated talks with Iran but “not enough”.–Agencies

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 13 2022

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