Iranian, Emirati foreign ministers discuss developing bilateral cooperation

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Emirati counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan underlined the importance of developing bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

“Tehran-Abu Dhabi ties are progressing,” Amirabdollahian told his Emirati counterpart in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

He added that “Active meetings and consultations are ongoing between the officials of the two countries.”

Irna said that during the conversation, the two ministers discussed bilateral, regional and international issues.

The Emirati foreign minister, for his part, pointed out that the mutual interests are in the development of bilateral ties, stressing that there are various opportunities for joint cooperation.

Al Nahyan said that “in recent weeks, there has been a strengthening of cooperation in the region, including the detente between Tehran and Riyadh and the new developments in Syria.”

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency