Iran and Saudi Arabia have resumed talks in Baghdad after months of closure.
Iraq is mediating the talks. Iranian media Nurnews published this news on Saturday. Daily Sabah.
Earlier, four more rounds of talks were held between the two important countries in the Middle East. The fourth round of talks took place in September last year.
Representatives of Iraq and Oman may also attend the fifth round of talks. However, it was not mentioned when the talks would be held.
It is expected that the fifth round of talks will be attended by the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia, including Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Khadimi.
Both Iran and Saudi Arabia are important to Iraq for regional security. Neighboring Iraq, the two countries share huge borders.
Iran is the world’s largest Shiite Muslim country. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, is a Sunni Muslim country.
In 2016, Saudi Arabia executed Shiite cleric Nimar al-Nimar, severing ties with Iran. Protesters in Iran stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran in protest.
Recently, Iraq facilitated talks between the two conflicting Muslim countries. But in March, Saudi Arabia executed 61 people in one day. Most of them are Shia Muslims.
Due to this the discussion was closed. Recently, Iraq has initiated talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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