TEHRAN, Jun 2 (NNN-IRIB) – The Iranian foreign minister, said that, Iran welcomes any initiative aimed at restoring its relations with Egypt, in line with the two sides’ interests, it was reported.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, made the remarks, in an interview, which was published yesterday.
He revealed that, the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, during his visit to Iran, late last month, informed Iranian officials of his talks with Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, about restoring the Iran-Egypt ties.
The Iranian top diplomat said, there has been no problem between Tehran and Cairo, adding that, the Egyptian president’s positions on regional developments in recent years, especially on the fight against the Daesh and the Syrian issue, have been “logical and correct.”
In a meeting with the Omani sultan in Tehran on Monday, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, said, his country welcomes the resumption of bilateral relations with Egypt and has no problem in this regard, according to his official website.
On May 21, the Omani sultan met the Egyptian president, during a two-day visit to Cairo and discussed various bilateral, regional and international issues, including the Egypt-Iran detente.
Iran and Egypt severed diplomatic relations in 1980. In recent years, Iran has announced readiness to mend its ties with Egypt, by settling differences on certain issues.
Following the March agreement, between Iran and Saudi Arabia, on the normalisation of their bilateral ties, and the former’s efforts to improve relations with regional Arab states over the past months, the likelihood of restoring relations between Tehran and Cairo has grown.– NNN-IRIB
