Saudi Arabia and Iran affirmed yesterday (Tuesday) their full commitment to implementing the agreement they reached on March 10, 2023, expressing their appreciation for the important role played by Beijing, while China affirmed its readiness to continue supporting and encouraging the steps taken by the two countries towards developing their relations in various fields.

Twenty months after the historic reconciliation was announced and relations resumed under Chinese auspices, the Saudi and Iranian sides renewed their commitment to implementing the Beijing Agreement in all its provisions, and to continue their efforts to strengthen good-neighborly relations between their two countries by adhering to the United Nations Charter, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Charter, and international law, including respect for the sovereignty, independence, and security of states. This position was issued shortly after the second meeting of the Saudi-Chinese-Iranian Tripartite Joint Committee to follow up on the Beijing Agreement was held in Riyadh yesterday, headed by Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Al-Khuraiji, with the participation of the Chinese delegation headed by Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Deng Li, and the Iranian delegation headed by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi.