Egypt, GCC pursue better relations with Iran
Egypt and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stated that they intend to establish better relations with Iran, lauding the positive impacts of the Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement on regional stability.
The spokesman of Egypt’s Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu-Zeid told CBC News that Cairo wishes its relations with Tehran to be positive, and interactions with the Islamic Republic have never been broken off.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also pointed to numerous commonalities between Iran and Egypt, saying the two countries are drawing up plans to improve relations. “We set no limitation to the expansion of all-out cooperation with Egypt,” he stated Tuesday, according to Press TV.
The secretary general of the GCC told Al Jazeera that all Persian Gulf countries welcomed the normalization of ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Jassim Mohamed Albudaiwi said they want to hold deep discussions with Iran within the framework of international conventions.