Iran, Saudi Arabia agree draft security agreement

The advisor for the Iranian foreign minister Sabah Zankaneh has stated that Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed the draft security agreement due to be signed in the second half of January, 2001.

In a statement to the London- based al-Hayat daily issued on Friday, he explained that the agreement pertains to fighting drugs, handing over criminals and wanted. He stressed that this agreement serves the interests of the two countries and reflect the developments of their bilateral relations.

Zankaneh expected the Saudi minister of the interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz to visit Tehran to sign this agreement.