DUBAI: Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia held a fifth round of “positive” talks in Baghdad last Thursday on normalising bilateral relations , Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed on Monday.

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“The fifth round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Tehran were held in Iraq and the talks were progressive and positive,” Saeed Khatibzadeh told a weekly news conference.