CIT Minister Stresses Need to Expand Tehran-Riyadh Relations

Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Sattar Hashemi, met with Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, the Saudi ambassador to Tehran, to discuss opportunities for bilateral cooperation, particularly in the fields of communications and information technology.

During the meeting, Hashemi emphasized the importance of expanding relations between the two countries at various levels. Hashemi highlighted key areas for collaboration, including data transit from Iran to Saudi Arabia and from Saudi Arabia to the Mediterranean Sea and Africa, as well as data transit from Saudi Arabia to Iran and onward to Afghanistan, Central Asia, China, and the Caucasus region. He described these initiatives as among the most significant topics that could be prioritized.

The minister also pointed to the development of communication infrastructure, cybersecurity, platform security, and e-governance as additional areas where the two nations could work together. Hashemi expressed Iran’s readiness to share technical and scientific expertise and to facilitate the exchange of delegations and specialists in communications and information technology.

For his part, Ambassador Al-Anzi affirmed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations and expressed Saudi Arabia’s willingness to expand cooperation with Iran across various sectors. The meeting underscored both countries’ commitment to enhancing ties and exploring new avenues for collaboration. - Iran Daily