S. Arabia: Restoring relations with Iran when "stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries"
Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that it will restore relations with Iran when Tehran stop interfering in the affairs of other countries, and promised that Riyadh will continue to work hard to support peace efforts in Syria and Yemen despite controversy .
Saudi Arabia broke off all relations with Iran Sunday after running from his own Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, Saturday. Protesters in Iran and Iraq staged demonstrations for the third day, denouncing the execution.
When asked what it would take to restore relations, the ambassador of the country to the United Nations, Abdullah al Moualimi, told reporters, "Quite simply - Iran must stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, including the our own. " He added, "If we do so, we will certainly normal relations with Iran. We are not born Iran's enemies ".
On Monday, Bahrain and Sudan broke all relations with Iran, following the example of Riyadh. The United Arab Emirates, where they live hundreds of thousands of Iranians, demoted partially relations with Iran but the other Gulf countries - Kuwait, Qatar and Oman - were not involved in the confrontation.
Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that it will restore relations with Iran when Tehran stop interfering in the affairs of other countries, and promised that Riyadh will continue to work hard to support peace efforts in Syria and Yemen despite controversy .
Saudi Arabia broke off all relations with Iran Sunday after running from his own Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, Saturday. Protesters in Iran and Iraq staged demonstrations for the third day, denouncing the execution.
When asked what it would take to restore relations, the ambassador of the country to the United Nations, Abdullah al Moualimi, told reporters, "Quite simply - Iran must stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, including the our own. " He added, "If we do so, we will certainly normal relations with Iran. We are not born Iran's enemies ".
On Monday, Bahrain and Sudan broke all relations with Iran, following the example of Riyadh. The United Arab Emirates, where they live hundreds of thousands of Iranians, demoted partially relations with Iran but the other Gulf countries - Kuwait, Qatar and Oman - were not involved in the confrontation.