TEHRAN, March 15 (KUNA) — Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhanion is scheduled to visit the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the visit comes at the invitation of the UAE’s National Security Advisor Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, who visited Iran last year.

During the trip, Shamkhani will hold talks with top UAE government officials on issues of mutual interests as well as regional and international developments.

Senior Iranian economic, banking and security officials will accompany SNSC chief in the trip to the UAE, noting that the visit come nearly a week after Shamkhani negotiated a deal in the Chinese capital Beijing to restore Iran’s diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia. (end) mw.ahm

Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)