Iran announced on Monday a new round of negotiations between it and Saudi Arabia in Iraq, with the aim of settling differences and returning relations to normal.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a weekly press briefing: "The next round of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, hosted by Iraq.

In response to a question about the Saudi delegation's visit to Vienna, which is witnessing negotiations to revive the nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States, Zadeh added: "Delegates visit Vienna as it was in the past."