A former Iranian diplomat has proposed naming a street in the Iranian capital Tehran after Egypt, in reciprocity to the street named after Iran in Cairo as a sign of thaw between the two countries that severed diplomatic ties over four decades ago.
Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian, says all Islamic countries should strive to expand interaction and dialogue within the Islamic world and overcome existing differences, as these differences pave the way for foreign interventions in the affairs of these countries.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian arrived at the venue for the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, or D-8, summit in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, earlier on Thursday and the event just got underway.
Iran and Egypt are poised to reopen their embassies in the near future in a significant diplomatic development in the bilateral ties between the two countries whose relations have been severed since 1980, a political advisor to Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian says.
Hojjatollah Joudaki, a former cultural attaché of Iran in Cairo, has stressed the necessity of controlling radical elements on both sides to revive relations between Iran and Egypt.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson has stated that President Masoud Pezeshkian will take part in the forthcoming summit of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation in Cairo, Egypt.
The presidents of Iran and Egypt, Masoud Pezeshkian and Abdel Fattah El-Sisi discussed a range of bilateral and regional issues at a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met on Thursday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo. The two sides warned against further regional escalation amid Israel's attacks against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, stressing an urgent need to stop Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian and Lebanese people.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has left Cairo for the Iranian capital Tehran to participate in the memorial ceremony of late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions, according to the Arab country’s foreign ministry.
The Iranian vice president for women and family affairs says Iran is adamantly pursuing efforts to help establish a truce in Gaza after months of unrelenting Israeli strikes against the Palestinians in the besieged territory.
The Egyptian foreign minister, in a meeting with the top Iranian diplomat, said restoring ties with Iran, based on the interests of the two nations, is among Cairo’s priorities.
Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has described as “positive” the atmosphere of talks between Iran and Egypt on restoration of diplomatic relations, stressing that the two states have outlined a road map to resolve existing disputes.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian plans to visit Egypt in the coming days amid Israel’s concern over the strengthening of diplomatic ties between Tehran and Cairo, according to a report.
Egyptian officials are conducting talks with representatives from the Houthi group in Yemen as well as with Tehran in an attempt to reduce tensions in international waters, Arabic-language news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Friday.
In their first phone call, the presidents of Iran and Egypt have urged closer mutual attempts and employment of all capacities to put an end to the Israeli bombardments of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the sidelines of the OIC summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, calling for the re-opening of the Rafah crossing on Egypt-Gaza border.
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said the ultimate goal behind Israel's attacks against the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank is to force Palestinian people to leave their homeland to Sinai in Egypt and parts of Jordan.
Egypt is ready to resume full diplomatic ties with Iran after over four decades without the need for mediators but wants the efforts to patch up ties to remain behind the scenes, a ranking Egyptian official says.
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Iran’s leader, has said restoration of diplomatic ties between the Islamic Republic and Egypt is highly important.
Iran’s Air Travel and Tourism Services Society says a first direct flight from Tehran to the Egyptian capital of Cairo will be established within a month and a half.
