A girl carries a picture of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed along with others in Saudi Arabia, during a protest against the execution in front of the United Nation's building in Beirut, Lebanon January 3, 2016. REUTERS/Hasan Shaaban
VIENNA (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran have told their Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz that they have no interest in a further heightening of tensions after Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite cleric, a spokesman for Kurz said on Sunday.
"Both foreign ministers gave the assurance that no one can have an interest in a further escalation," the spokesman said, adding that Kurz had spoken to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubeir and had called for de-escalation and dialogue between the two countries.
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