Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian met in Beijing on Thursday, marking the completion of a diplomatic agreement brokered by China last month aimed at normalizing relations after years of tensions.

Iran's state news agency, IRNA, released photos and videos showing Saudi and Iranian ministers shaking hands in front of cameras.

According to the Saudi media, the two foreign ministers held "an expanded meeting for the delegations of the two countries in which they discussed the implementation of the agreement on several levels."

Scenes were broadcast showing Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang mediating with his Iranian and Saudi counterparts, holding their hands and bringing them together.

Following the meeting, Iran's Foreign Ministry announced that the two foreign ministers focused on the "formal resumption of bilateral relations and executive steps to reopen the embassies and consulates of the two countries."

The Iran-Saudi agreement, announced on March 10, was brokered by China and aims to pave the way for the resumption of diplomatic relations. The meeting in Beijing is intended to "activate" the agreement, according to Saudi media.