Former Iranian President to visit Saudi Arabia

Iran's ambassador to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Sabah Zanka, on Sunday said that former Iranian President Akbar Hashami Rafsanjani will visit Saudi Arabia after Eid al-Fitr.

Zanka in a statement to the Saudi daily Okaz issued on Sunday said that Rafsanjani's visit comes in response to Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz's invitation, extended to Rafsanjani at the recent 8th Islamic summit held in Tehran.

In a similar statement to the daily, Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Rida Nouri said the visit is part of continued consultations between the two countries.