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Iranian, Omani FMs meet in Tehran
IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his visiting Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi discussed a range of issues during a meeting in Tehran on Monday.
Bilateral ties and the latest regional and international developments were among the issues discussed in the meeting.
Iran and Oman enjoy good relations in many fields. Oman has long been an interlocutor in interactions between the West and Iran.
Late in May, Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said paid an official visit to Tehran at the head of a high-ranking delegation. During his stay, the two countries signed four documents to improve cooperation in various sectors.
Iran:
Direct talks best way to settle
Japan-Russia dispute
ISNA – The head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said the best way to resolve the territorial disputes between Japan and Russia is direct negotiations between the two countries.
Kamal Kharrazi made the remarks in a meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Kazutoshi Aikawa on Monday.
Kharrazi underlined that Iran is opposed to any military intervention and violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries.
Called the Kurils by Russia and the Northern Territories by Japan, the string of volcanic islands is at the heart of a decades-long feud between the two countries that has prevented them from signing a formal World War II peace treaty.
The Iranian official also described the US non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement as one of the main obstacles facing the expansion of relations between Tehran and Tokyo.