TEHRAN, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud held a phone conversation on Monday over bilateral relations and the latest developments in the West Asia region.
Araghchi highlighted the "escalating instability" caused by Israel's "ongoing crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as its repeated aggressions against Lebanon," and urged "global mobilization" to stop Israel's "ongoing genocide," according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on social media platform X.
Araghchi also briefed his Saudi counterpart on the latest progress in the indirect Iran-U.S. talks, read the statement.
Faisal conveyed "Saudi Arabia's condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, as well as to the Iranian government and people" concerning the deadly port explosion in southern Iran, and "prayed for the swift recovery of the injured," read the statement.
Meanwhile, a statement published Monday by the Saudi Foreign Ministry on X confirmed that the two sides discussed bilateral ties, the indirect Iran-U.S. talks, and issues of common interest during the phone conversation. ■
