TEHRAN – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday left Riyadh for Tehran – in a bid to defuse tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
A top level delegation comprising of the advisers and military officials was also accompanying them. During the visit, both the leaders would hold a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Earlier, the prime minister and the army chief along with a delegation visited Saudi Arabia on Monday and met King Salman bin Abdul Aziz.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday expressed deep concern to Saudi King Salman over escalating tensions between the Sunni kingdom and predominantly Shia Iran. Nawaz visited Riyadh in an effort to ease those tensions and is to head on Tuesday to Saudi s rival Iran where he is expected to meet President Hassan Rouhani.
“The prime minister expressed our deep concern on the recent escalation of tensions” between Riyadh and Tehran, Ministry of Foreign spokesman Qazi Khalilullah said. “He also called for an early resolution of differences through peaceful means, in the larger interest of Ummah (the Islamic nation), particularly during these challenging times.”
According to the Saudi Press Agency, Salman welcomed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his delegation to his palace. The report gave no details of their discussions, which SPA earlier said were to touch on regional as well as bilateral issues.
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