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15-03-09 'Iran should stay out of Arab disputes'

Iran's top diplomat made a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday in an attempt to improve bilateral relations amid rising tensions between the Islamic Republic and the Arab world.Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was met by his Saudi counterpart,Prince Saud al-Faisal,at Riyadh Air Force Base and was expected to meet with the Saudi monarch.At a news conference Faisal called for "mutual respect" between his nation and Iran.But Faisal urged Iran to stay out of internal Arab disputes,in particular in Lebanon and among the Palestinians.