Iran, Egypt agree to form committee to restore ties: Report
Iran and Egypt have reportedly agreed to form a committee to resume diplomatic ties and security coordination.
There are signs of rapprochement between the two ancient countries, especially after a recent détente between Iran and Saudi Arabia after a seven-year rift, which has also encouraged many countries in the region to put aside their differences and restore their diplomatic relations.
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Arabiya TV, which has released the report, has not given any further details about the agreement. It comes weeks after the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei welcomed Egypt’s willingness to resume relations with Iran.
“We welcome this position and have no problem in this regard,” the Leader told Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said in a meeting in Tehran on May 29.
Iran and Egypt cut diplomatic ties in 1980 after Cairo admitted the former Shah of Iran and recognized Israel.