By IRNA
Algiers : Tehran and Cairo have agreed to continue political consultations over major regional and bilateral
developments, Foreign Minister of Egypt Ahmed Ali Abul Gheit said in Cairo on Tuesday.
Speaking in a joint press conference with visiting representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Larijani, the Egyptian minister said he discussed various regional issues with Larijani including issues “from east of the (Persian) Gulf region to east of the Mediterranean Sea.” Larijani represents Iran’s Supreme Leader at the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).
He arrived in the Egyptian capital on December 24 and has so far met with the Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, head of Egypt’s national security organization, Omar Sulayman, Grand Sheikh of Al-Az’har University Muhammad al-Tantawi and head of the Al-Az’har University Ahmad Tayyeb.
Meanwhile, spokesman of Egypt’s Foreign Ministry, Hossam Zaki, released a statement after Larijani-Abu Gheit’s one and half-hour meeting on Tuesday and said the two stressed continuation of bilateral talks with the aim of reaching further mutual understanding over various major bilateral, regional and international issues.
Zaki added that Larijani and Abu Gheit also discussed Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities as well as ways to prepare the grounds for restoring stability to the region.