Germany urged Saudi Arabia and Iran to work on improving ties after Riyadh cut diplomatic relations with Tehran.

Government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Germany appeals "to both countries, Saudi Arabia and Iran, to use all possibilities to improve their bilateral relations."

Saudi Arabia cut ties after Iran protested its execution of a prominent opposition Shiite cleric and crowds attacked its diplomatic posts in the Islamic Republic.

Seibert told reporters in Berlin on Monday that "relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are of fundamental importance for solving the crises in Syria and Yemen, and for the stability of the entire region."

Source: MENA