BBC News:

A video showed Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud being encouraged to shake hands by their Chinese counterpart in Beijing.

A joint statement said they discussed reopening diplomatic missions within two months and resuming flights.

The states agreed to restore ties in a deal brokered by China last month.

It was seen as sign of China’s growing influence in the Middle East and a challenge to the dominant role of the US in the region.

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