Iran’s prime diplomat visited Oman in the present day.
Iranian Overseas Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met together with his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, in Muscat. Amir-Abdollahian stated the go to sought to improve Iran-Oman relations, significantly relating to financial cooperation, the official Islamic Republic Information Company reported.
The international minister added that Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed an settlement to revive the transit line between their international locations, in keeping with the company. This can be a reference to the Ashgabat Settlement, which seeks to facilitate transport between the Persian Gulf and Central Asia. The settlement was signed in 2011 by Iran, Oman, Afghanistan, Qatar, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, with Kazakhstan, Pakistan and India later becoming a member of. Qatar withdrew in 2013.
Relatedly, Oman has just lately invested in its ports with the purpose of accelerating commerce within the Gulf.
The 2 diplomats additionally mentioned the Iran nuclear deal and the continuing indirect talks between the US and Iran in Vienna on the settlement. Albusaidi emphasised the “significance of the plan to realize safety and stability,” in keeping with the official Oman Information Company.
The Islamic Republic has made efforts to strengthen its ties with Oman this yr. Amir-Abdollahian and Albusaidi additionally mentioned enhancing ties throughout a telephone name final week.
Oman charts an unbiased international coverage and maintains good relations with Center Japanese states on completely different sides of the area’s conflicts.
