TEHRAN, Dec 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, voiced support for reducing tensions in the Arabian Gulf, during a meeting with his Omani counterpart held in Tehran.
The visit by Oman’s minister of state for foreign affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi, came a week after he held a meeting in Washington, with US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.
It is the second time since late July that Alawi has been sent to Iran by the sultanate, a past mediator between foes in the Middle East.
The Iranian foreign ministry said, Zarif, in talks with Alawi, “emphasised the necessity of reducing tensions in the region.”
Zarif said, Iran was serious about a plan – dubbed the Hormuz Peace Endeavour – that it has put forward, to reduce regional tensions.
President Hassan Rouhani announced the peace plan at the UN General Assembly in Sept, calling on Arab nations, including Iran’s rival, Saudi Arabia, to join it.
The Omani foreign ministry said, Alawi and Zarif “discussed bilateral relations and regional issues.”– NNN-IRNA