Nayef confirms signing the security agreement with Iran

The Saudi minister of the Interior prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz has asserted that Saudi Arabia and Iran will sign a security agreement during his visit to Iran on Sunday, stressed the importance of the agreement and the visit which comes in the context of continued rapprochement between Tehran and al-Riyadh.

Prince Nayef said that the visit that he will hold on Sunday to Tehran " will be of positive impact on security and economic conditions between the two countries," In a press conference he held on Wednesday in al-Ihsa' Nayef explained " we had signed similar agreements with all Arab and Islamic states and the countries of the world."

However, the Saudi minister explained " the importance of the security agreement with Iran lies in the position of the two countries, the neighborly relations and the volume of the two countries. A matter which makes this agreement of great importance."

He stressed that the two countries are serious towards achieving security in the region and reciprocated security.