Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers meet in Mecca, SPA agency reports


FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during a joint press conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov following their meeting in Moscow, Russia July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud met his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi in Mecca on Tuesday and they discussed bilateral ties and the latest developments in the region, Saudi state news agency SPA said.

Earlier, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson had said Araqchi would visit Saudi Arabia on his way back from Brazil to discuss the peace and security of the region.

(Reporting by Menna Alaa ElDin and Jaidaa Taha; Editing by Sharon Singleton and Alison Williams)

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