The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela extended its congratulations to Iran and Saudi Arabia, after the resumption of diplomatic relations, after seven years of broken relations.
In a statement – published in the website of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs –, Venezuela thanked the mediation of the government of the People’s Republic of China, for contributing to the dialogue between both nations.
The agreement was signed last Friday, after several days of talks in Beijing, China.
The talks took place between the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Shamkhani, and his Saudi counterpart, Musaid Al Aiban, reports Telesur.
At the end of the meeting this Friday, a trilateral statement was issued, with China as guarantor, in which the commitment to reopen the embassies between both nations in the next two months was established.
Below is the full text:
Venezuela welcomes resumption of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomes the resumption of diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as the decision to promptly reopen their Embassies within a maximum period of two months.
This important diplomatic achievement, carried out with the mediation of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, demonstrates that dialogue between nations is the fundamental axis in the exercise of diplomacy based on the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
The People and the Bolivarian Government hope that the agreement reached between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the way to strengthen security and regional peace and a further step in the construction of a multicentric and multipolar world.
Caracas, March 11, 2023
