Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will attend a regional summit in the Iraqi capital Baghdad with the objective of easing tensions in the region, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said.
Saeed Khatibzadeh said Amir-Abdollahian will attend the Baghdad summit as the head of Iran’s delegation, IRNA reported.
Earlier this month, Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raeisi was invited to attend the summit during a visit by Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein to Tehran.
Baghdad has been hosting talks between regional heavyweights Tehran and Riyadh in recent months on mending ties severed in 2016.
Raeisi has voiced optimism about improving ties with regional countries and has made dialogue with neighbors one of his administration’s priorities.
Last month, he said Iran believes that there is no obstacle to reopening embassies in Tehran and Riyadh.
“This policy has been announced before and I reiterate that there is no impediment to the [establishment of] relations with Saudi Arabia and all the countries in the region,” Raeisi said on June 21 during his first press conference after his victory in the election.
Iraq has also invited Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey to the summit, co-organized by France and expected to be held on Saturday.
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