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Iran said ready to mend ties with Egypt

Source: Xinhua   2016-11-22 01:51:27

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said Monday that his country is ready to mend relations with Egypt by settling differences on certain issues, Tasnim news agency reported.

Bahram Qasemi hailed Egypt as a leading country in the Islamic world, saying that Iran favors brotherly ties among all Muslim nations.

"We have always been willing to have relations with Egypt and its people under better conditions, and to tap into the two countries' potentials," Qasemi was quoted as saying.

The two sides will have to resolve differences on some bilateral issues as Tehran and Cairo have "common stances" on some regional issues, he said.

Ties between Egypt and Iran were cut off after Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. After the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, particularly after former president Mohamed Morsi took office, the ice began to thaw with mutual visits of the two countries' leaders.

However, the warming up of the relations halted following Morsi's removal by the military on July 3, 2013, when Iranian foreign ministry said that the intervention of Egyptian armed forces in politics is "unacceptable and disturbing."

Editor: yan
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Iran said ready to mend ties with Egypt

Source: Xinhua 2016-11-22 01:51:27
[Editor: huaxia]

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said Monday that his country is ready to mend relations with Egypt by settling differences on certain issues, Tasnim news agency reported.

Bahram Qasemi hailed Egypt as a leading country in the Islamic world, saying that Iran favors brotherly ties among all Muslim nations.

"We have always been willing to have relations with Egypt and its people under better conditions, and to tap into the two countries' potentials," Qasemi was quoted as saying.

The two sides will have to resolve differences on some bilateral issues as Tehran and Cairo have "common stances" on some regional issues, he said.

Ties between Egypt and Iran were cut off after Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. After the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, particularly after former president Mohamed Morsi took office, the ice began to thaw with mutual visits of the two countries' leaders.

However, the warming up of the relations halted following Morsi's removal by the military on July 3, 2013, when Iranian foreign ministry said that the intervention of Egyptian armed forces in politics is "unacceptable and disturbing."

[Editor: huaxia]
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