The Saudi Arabian ambassador will return to Cairo within the next 48 hours, King Abdallah bin Abdel Aziz announced Friday, Ahram Online reported.
The announcement was made after the Saudi king met with a top level Egyptian delegation visiting Saudi Arabia on Friday as part of the effort to fix strained ties between the two countries.
The Egyptian delegation, which arrived to Saudi on Thursday night, was headed by lower house speaker, Mohamed Saad El-Katatny. It consisted from 124 members including heads of the parliamentary groups as well as representatives of the Egyptian Coptic Church and Al-Azhar mosque.
Last Saturday, Saudi Arabia decided to withdraw its ambassador from Egypt and close its embassy and consulates in the country. The move came as a result of the protests which took place in front of the Kingdom's embassy in Cairo, and attempts to storm it threatened the safety of its employees.
The demonstrations were kicked off after Saudi Authorities arrested Egyptian lawyer and activist Ahmed El-Gizawi in mid-April on allegations that he tried to smuggle narcotics into the conservative Kingdom.
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