Arab Daily:

S. Arabia Seeks Talks with Iran after Defeats in Syria, Yemen

Rasa - Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah announced that his country is due to submit a message to high-ranking Iranian officials on behalf of represent the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), al-Rai al-Youm reported.

News ID: 426541

Date: 14 January 2017 - 22:25

RNA - The contents of the message have not been disclosed to the public yet but it is fully clear that the PGCC is interested in talks with Iran, the leading Arab newspaper wrote on Saturday.

Referring to Riyadh's defeats in Syria and Yemen and its concession during the recent OPEC meeting, the daily reported, "At present, Saudi Arabia's tendency towards official talks with Iran through Kuwait seems the best option given the fact that Saudi Arabia has understood that this approach (talks) can be more fruitful."

According to al-Rai al-Youm, Riyadh is not as powerful as the past to impose its will and views on others and given its decreased oil income, it is not in a place to adopt a tougher stance.

Jarallah announced on Thursday that Kuwait would relay a message to Iran from the PGCC member States.

He added that contacts were underway "with the Iranian brothers to set a proper date to deliver that message."  He however stopped short of elaborating on its contents.

Al-Jarallah, in December following the PGCC summit hosted by Bahrain, declared that Kuwait had conveyed an identical message to Iran "expressing the (P)GCC States' view regarding the dialogue" with the Islamic Republic.

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