Saudi Arabia and Iran do not need mediators, Russia, by virtue of relations with the Persian Gulf countries, can convey to each other their positions, and so could play a positive role, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
“The role of the intermediary is not the most grateful one. And I think that our partners in Iran and Saudi Arabia do not need mediation”, – Putin said in an interview with Al Arabiya, Sky Nеws Arabia and RT Arabic, answering the question, Russia could become a mediator for resolving disagreements.
According to him, Russia has “very good relations with all countries of the region” – with the Iranians, and with Saudi Arabia, with the United Arab Emirates.
“In this case, we could convey some position of some to the ears of others. But I know, I personally know the leaders of these countries. They do not need advice and mediation. With them you can only talk about friendship, as a friend you can do something there to formulate some ideas. And I know that they, being smart people, they… listen, they analyze what I tell them. In this sense, we could play some positive role”, – Putin added.