Khatibzadeh, Deputy Foreign Minister, stated that the confidential negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia started in Baghdad and concluded in Beijing.
Saeed Khatibzadeh at the Sulaymaniyah 2025 Elite Event
The rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia was a process that began in Baghdad, on Iraqi soil.
In this process, neither the United States nor European countries were present, which shows that if there is a will, there will be a way to resolve differences.
No country in the world is willing to compromise on its national security, and undoubtedly, Iran, which is the oldest continuous civilization in the world, will never do such a thing.
If we can balance the two main issues of lifting sanctions and legitimate security concerns, then a workable framework for negotiations can be developed.