Moscow is ready to mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Monday, stressing that his country once again offered to host talks between the Saudis and Iranians.

During the 11th Middle East conference of Valdai Discussion Club, Bogdanov highlighted that Russia had offered to mediate between Riyadh and Tehran more than once. 

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"We offered to host official and unofficial meetings, and in this vein, our offer is still on the table," the diplomat added.

The Iranian foreign ministry stressed Monday that Tehran was ready to resume dialogue with Riyadh and solve unresolved issues between the two parties.

The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that its Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein discussed with Faisal bin Farhan, his Saudi counterpart, the reasons why the fifth round of Saudi-Iranian talks were delayed. The two, in addition, exchanged perspectives on the matters.

A few months ago, Iran announced that it was ready to hold the fifth round of negotiations of talks with Saudi Arabia in Baghdad, seeing that the solution to the issues with Riyadh comes only through dialogue that would achieve regional and international interests.

Tehran had announced presenting Riyadh with some proposals about bilateral relations, clarifying that the Islamic Republic was ready to resume diplomatic ties if Saudi so wishes.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian had underlined that his country started taking the appropriate measures to reopen the Iranian embassy in Riyadh and the Saudi embassy in Tehran. 

He also noted that the KSA had agreed to issue visas for three Iranian diplomats at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah.