Iran-Egypt FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Jeddah, May 14, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi conferred on Monday with his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Kamel Amr on issues of mutual interests along with regional developments. Salehi was in Jeddah to attend the ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the ˈMali crisisˈ. Prior to the OIC meeting, Salehi discussed with his Egyptian counterpart the crisis in Mali. Both sides reviewed various issues such as expansion of Tehran-Cairo relations and the current developments in Syria. The Islamic Republic of Iran is the rotating chairman of the None-Aligned Movement (NAM) and Egypt is the rotating chairman of the OIC./end