Iranian Ambassador Alireza Enayati and Saudi Ambassador Abdullah bin Saudi Al-Enzi arrived, respectively, in the capital of Saudi Arbia, Riyadh and the capital of Iran, Tehran, elevating ties between their countries to the ambassadorial level, the states' news agencies reported.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said over the weekend that Enayati was hosted by the country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian before his departure for Riyadh for talks about his vision of future ties between the two states.
The regional powers reached a China-brokered agreement in March to reopen their embassies. The move blindsided Israel, which has been seeking a normalization pact of its own with Saudi Arabia in an effort to isolate its arch-rival Iran.