Former Iranian President to visit Saudi Arabia

Originally published February 6, 1998

Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashami Rafsanjani on February 20 will begin a ten-day official visit to Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi daily Okaz has quoted a diplomat at the Iranian embassy to Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz Radania, as indcating that Rafsanjani will hold talks with senior Saudi officials on bilateral relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia and issues of mutual concern.

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