Iranian Envoy, Omani Ambassador Stress Expansion of Tehran-Muscat Ties

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Envoy to Oman Ali Akbar Sibouyeh and Omani Minister of Information Abdul Munim bin Mansour al-Hasani explored avenues for the further expansion of the relations between Tehran and Muscat.

During the meeting, Sibouyeh said that the two countries enjoy excellent ties due to the determination of the two sides' leaders for the expansion of ties.

He described the close ties between Iran and Oman as a role model for the other countries, and called for stronger cooperation in exchanging information.

The Omani minister, for his part, pointed to two countries' age-old relations and cultural commonalities, and said, "The two countries' ties have been a role model in political aspects and it is necessary to promote ties in such other areas as culture and information as such a move can underlie the further development of political and economic ties."

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a meeting with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi on Wednesday emphasized the close and brotherly ties between Tehran and Masqat, and said deepening the bilateral relations between the two countries would benefit the entire region.

"Deepening Tehran-Muasqat relations would be to the benefit of our two nations and the entire regional nations," Ahmadinejad said in Tehran on Wednesday.

"Iran-Oman ties are brotherly, deep-rooted, broad, and based on strong pillars and must still expand comprehensively at regional and international scenes," he added

Bin Alawi, for his part, evaluated Tehran-Masqat cooperation as "positive and constructive".

Iran and Oman have expanded cooperation in a variety of areas such as economy and defense since Iran's President Ahmadinejad took office in 2005.

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