Liwan Al Mudaifer Show on the Rotana Khalijiah channel.
“At the end of the day, Iran is a neighbouring country. All we ask for is to have a good and distinguished relationship with Iran, Prince Mohammed said.
He said Saudi Arabia had a problem with Tehran’s “negative behaviour”, nuclear programme and support for militias, including the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
“We are working with our regional and global partners to find solutions to these problems and we hope to overcome them for good relations that benefit everyone,” Prince Mohammed said.
Mr Khatibzadeh responded by saying Saudi Arabia and Iran are important countries in the Islamic world and “bilateral co-operation is important in ensuring security and stability in the region .
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Saudi Arabia wants regional stability and is not opposed to talks with Iran, provided Tehran stops sponsoring regional militias, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Tuesday night.
Prince Mohammed also said Iran s continued nuclear programme was a serious source of contention.
There is no country in the world that would accept the presence of armed militias on its borders
Mohammed bin Salman
Riyadh is also maintaining strong ties with the US, he said, in a wide-ranging interview with the
Liwan Al Mudaifer Show on Tuesday night, which was broadcast on state TV.
Prince Mohammed, who rarely gives TV interviews, also described in detail aspects of the country s ambitious Vision 2030 programme of reforms.
RIYADH: In a wide-ranging TV interview to mark the fifth anniversary of the Saudi Vision 2030 strategy, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has identified increasing home ownership and falling unemployment as two signal achievements, ruled out introduction of income tax and described the current 15 percent value-added tax (VAT) as a temporary measure. He also revealed that the
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is in discussions to sell a 1 percent stake in Saudi Aramco, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has revealed.
In a wide-ranging TV interview to mark the fifth anniversary of the Saudi Vision 2030 strategy, the crown prince said there were discussions to sell a 1 percent stake in the world s biggest national oil company. There are other discussions on the way for buying different shares, part of the shares of Aramco will be transformed to the Public Investment Fund and others will also be for the Saudi market, he said in a 90-minute interview on the Liwan Al Mudaifer Show on Rotana Khalijiya TV.