Russian President Vladimir Putin said that disagreements between Saudi Arabia and Iran hamper the fight against terrorism and efforts to settle the Syrian conflict.








MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Disagreements between�Saudi Arabia and Iran hamper the fight against�terrorism and efforts to�settle the Syrian conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"It definitely complicates efforts to�find a solution to�the Syrian problem and to�solve the problem of�combating terrorism, the matter of�stopping refugee flows to�Europe. This is absolutely obvious," Putin told Germany's Bild newspaper.


The president added that he does not know whether Tehran-Ryadh tensions could lead to�a major regional confrontation and that he did not want to "speak or even think" about�such a turn of�events.


Putin noted that Russia has good relations with�Iran and that a sustainable partnership is being formed with�Saudi Arabia.

He also said that Russia regrets execution of�Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr in�Saudi Arabia, but�considers an attack on�the Saudi embassy in�Tehran absolutely unacceptable.
"We regret what happened, especially knowing that this cleric did not fight with�arms in�his hands against�Saudi Arabia. At the same time, an attack on�an embassy is an absolutely unacceptable event in�today's world," Putin said in�the interview published on�Tuesday.


"If our mediation [in current Saudi-Iran conflict] will be needed, we are ready to�make all possible efforts to�help end it as�soon as�possible," Putin added.

Relations between�Iran and Saudi Arabia soured dramatically following�the execution of�Nimr al-Nimr, an outspoken critic of�the Saudi monarchy, along�with 46 other people convicted of�terrorism on�January 2.
By Sputnik