Saudi foreign minister in Tehran to defend Muslims' rights in the world

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal arrived in Tehran on Monday for a two-day visit to Iran. In an arrival statement at Tehran International Airport, the Saudi FM said he is carrying a message from King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to Iranian President Muhammad Khatami.

He described relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia as important. He noted that the two countries are determinant to foster bilateral relations in all fields. He continued that his visit to Iran comes in the course in continued meetings between the two countries officials to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues.

The Saudi minister called on the international community to move for finding out a solution to Kosovo crisis. He went on adding that the Islamic states are determinant to establish a force in defence of Muslims rights in the world. For his part, the Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi who received his Saudi counterpart at the airport said that during the visit of the Saudi minister to Tehran discussions will deal with living conditions of Muslims in Kosovo, means of increasing oil prices and finding out a stable condition in the oil market as well as political, regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Concerning the visit the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami intends to pay to Saudi Arabia, Kharazi said that President Khatami will visit Saudi Arabia but no date has been yet set for the visit. Prince al-Faisal commented on this matter as saying that he will discuss during his visit to Iran determining a date for the said visit.