Iran's newly-elected president Hassan Rowhani declared Monday that his incoming government will seek to improve ties with regional rival Saudi Arabia, which have been strained over differences about Syria's civil war.
Iran's newly-elected president Hassan Rowhani declared Monday that his
incoming government will seek to improve ties with regional rival Saudi Arabia,
which have been strained over differences about Syria's civil war.
"The priority of my government is to strengthen relations with
neighbors... the countries of the
Persian Gulf
and
Arab ones that are of strategic importance and our brothers," said Mr.
Rowhani.
"
Saudi Arabia
is a
brother and neighbor... with which we have historic, cultural and geographical
relations," the moderate-conservative cleric said in his first news
conference since winning
Iran
's
presidential election.
"I hope that the next government will have very good relations with our
neighbors, including
Saudi Arabia
."
Ties between Shiite-ruled
Iran
and
Saudi
Arabia
, a Sunni Muslim kingdom, have
deteriorated in recent months, mostly due to their opposing positions on the
27-month
Syria
conflict.
Tehran
backs the regime of President Bashar al-Assad,
which is dominated by the Alawite sect of Shiite Islam, while
Riyadh
supports Sunni-led rebels who are fighting to oust him.
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