Reconciliation talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia to be moved to the next level
Earlier on Saturday, the Iraqi government said it was preparing to host a "public" meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia in order to thaw relations between the two rivals.
There have been five rounds of talks between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shiite-majority Iran since April last year, both supporting opposing sides in various conflicts around the world.
Security and intelligence officials were involved in those meetings, which took place privately and at a low level. A meeting of Iranian and Saudi counterparts will be hold in Iraq on an undisclosed date, according to Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.
“I Hussein said in an interview with Kurdish television channel Rudaw that he had contacted Iran's foreign minister about this. "We are preparing the...