Iran and Saudi Arabia will begin official talks next week on the establishment of direct flights, head of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization Mohammad Mohammadi Bakhsh said.
"There are no restrictions as regards the launch of direct flights to Riyadh, and these flights could be launched on a regular basis ... between different cities of Iran and Saudi Arabia ... Final talks will be held by a working group with representatives ... of the two countries, and this special working group will begin its work starting next week," the official was quoted by the Iranian Labour News Agency as saying.
In early March, Iran and Saudi Arabia, with China's mediation, agreed to resume diplomatic relations that were severed in 2016 after Saudi Arabia's diplomatic missions in Iran were attacked following the execution of Shiite preacher Nimr al-Nimr.
The agreement on the restoration of diplomatic ties and preparation for the opening of diplomatic missions was signed by the foreign ministers of the two countries in April.