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Saudi Foreign Minister: Talks with Iran are under evaluation



According to a report by the Saudi Al-Akhbariya network on Sunday, Faisal bin Farhan said in a joint press conference with EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell that talks with Tehran were being evaluated.

The Saudi Foreign Minister expressed hope that these talks would pave the way for the resolution of outstanding issues between the two sides.

So far, three rounds of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been hosted by Iraq, but some reports suggest that a new round of talks took place last week in Baghdad.

Western news agencies quoted two Iraqi officials as saying on Monday (October 26th) that a new and fourth round of talks had been held between representatives of Iran and Saudi Arabia in Baghdad.

“For more than six years, Saudi Foreign Minister Ben Farhan has formed an anti-Yemeni military coalition, the poorest Arab country, and he targets the country every day.” I told the EU envoy about the danger, “he said. I explained the continuation of the rejection of peace plans by the Houthis.

According to Al-Jazeera, Borrell also stressed that Europe supports a peaceful solution to the Yemeni crisis, stressing that the European Union supports peaceful solutions to end the Yemeni crisis.

“Europe wants a ceasefire, and we call on the Houthis to call for a ceasefire, and we will support peaceful solutions to end the crisis in Yemen,” the EU foreign policy chief said during the meeting.

Borrell added that what is happening in Yemen now is a great crisis and catastrophe that has serious and negative consequences for the region.

Josep Borrell headed a diplomatic delegation from the European Union on a four-day trip to the Middle East last Thursday.
He arrived in Qatar at the first stop of the trip and discussed with senior officials the development of bilateral relations and developments in the region, including the situation in Afghanistan and the Iran nuclear deal.

The EU foreign policy chief also met with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Brussels a few months ago to express concern over developments in Yemen and called on all parties to end the catastrophic conflict in the country.

According to IRNA, the European External Action Service, Joseph Borrell, while expressing his desire to reduce tensions in the Persian Gulf region, noted that the European Union supports a political solution and dialogue in this area.

Saudi Arabia, with the support of the United States, the United Arab Emirates and several other countries, has launched a military invasion and siege of Yemen since March 2015. The outbreak of war by Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen has so far killed tens of thousands and displaced millions of Yemenis.

The Saudi military aggression has also left the poor country of Yemen severely short of food and medicine.

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