Israel and Saudi Arabia, not maintaining diplomatic relations, since one and a half year run secret consultation on Iran, which they consider a threat to the region, especially since it is close to concluding a nuclear agreement with the international community.
Saudi Arabia and Israel joins the alliance with the United States. In addition, the countries are hostile to each other is adjusted. The Saudis support the Palestinian efforts to achieve independence and has never officially recognized the existence of the Jewish state. Therefore, to stop Iran discuss issues not representatives of the diplomatic services, but acting as experts on foreign affairs experienced politicians who do not exercise are no official positions in the government.
During the last meeting in Washington, Saudi Arabia was represented by retired general Anwar Maheda Eszki; b. Ambassador to the US, and Israel Dore Gold, among others, former ambassador to the UN, which has been designated for a future director general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. The delegations of the two countries met five times in total, including In India, Italy and the Czech Republic.
– not overcome all the differences, which over the years divided our countries, but we expect to be resolved in the coming years “- said Gold in an interview with” Jerusalem Post “.
As reported service “The Times of Israel”, the experts of the two countries spoke in favor of a rapprochement Israel and Saudi Arabia in the framework of the “Arab Peace Initiative”, to which Saudi Arabia appeared before the thirteen years ago. It proposes a solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine by incorporating to participate in this solution well as other countries in the region, committed to “recognize Israel and establish diplomatic relations with it in return for peace.”
2 April the representatives of Iran and the six powers (US, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany) have achieved in Lausanne framework agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, containing the key points of the future system. Its purpose is to deprive Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons in exchange for easing of international sanctions harming Iran’s economy.
The agreement assumes that the restrictions on enrichment of uranium by Iran will be valid for 10 years. The main elements of this agreement is to limit Iran’s ability to enrich uranium for more than two-thirds. Iran is to have approx. 6 thousand. active centrifuges (compared to 19 thousand. at present). In return for the limitation of the program, US and European sanctions on Iran will gradually repealed, but only after a determination by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the country’s authorities fulfill contractual obligations.
The West suspects that under the guise of civilian program, Iran is working on nuclear weapons. Tehran maintains that its nuclear program is a peaceful and ensures that working with the IAEA on clarifying any doubts on the matter.
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