TEHRAN, April 6. /TASS/. Talks between Iranian and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministers, Hossein Amirabdollahian and Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, have begun in Beijing, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Thursday.

According to a statement posted on the ministry’s Telegram channel, the ministers will discuss practical steps toward the resumption of the work of their embassies and consulates, as well as several other aspects on bilateral relations.

On March 10, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to normalize bilateral relations and open embassies within two months. Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani and Minister of State, National Security Advisor of Saudi Arabia Musaad bin Mohammed Al Aiban held talks in Beijing for several days, after which a trilateral statement was adopted.

Relations between Riyadh and Tehran became strained in March 2015 after a Saudi-led coalition launched a military operation in Yemen against the Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement. Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran in January 2016 after its embassy in Tehran and a consulate in Mashhad were attacked by crowds protesting against the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Riyadh, a prominent Shia cleric.