In an agreement brokered by China and announced in Beijing today, representatives of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran announced they will reestablish diplomatic ties no later than two months from today’s date, and affirmed their “respect for the sovereignty of states and the non-interference in the internal affairs of states.” This action was taken, according to the trilateral statement released by the Saudi News Agency, “in response to the noble initiative of His Excellency President Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, of China’s support for developing good neighborly relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran.” (http://losangeles.china-consulate.gov.cn/eng/topnews/202303/t20230311_11039241.htm)
The trilateral statement was issued after Wang Yi, Director of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee, met with both delegations. According to Global Times, he congratulated them for taking this “historic step,” which he said not only represented a victory for “dialogue and peace,” bringing very good news to an “unsettled world,” but also demonstrated a successful application of President Xi Jinping’s Global Security Initiative.
