Promising future awaiting Iran-UAE ties, Iran new envoy says

Iran's new Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Reza Ameri says a "promising and bright" future awaits relations between the two countries as the diplomatic drive in the West Asian region has gained momentum in recent months.

Upon arriving in the UAE capital on Monday to start his mission, Ameri expressed hope that mutual ties would be further expanded in line with the determination of the two countries' authorities.

Iran appointed Ameri for the new mission in April. The diplomat has previously served as the Director General of the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Iranian Expatriates, Director General of the Foreign Ministry’s West Asian Affairs Department, and Iran's Ambassador to Sudan, Eritrea and Algeria, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry website.

The envoy also held a meeting with Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian on June 7 before the start of his mission. In the meeting, the minister stressed the necessity of strengthening ties with neighbors and called for special attention to be paid to the affairs of the Iranian expatriates in the UAE.

Amir-Abdollahian traveled to the UAE in June last year to pay his respects after the death of President Khalifa bin Zayed, while Tehran welcomed the appointment of the Persian Gulf state’s new ruler.

His trip was the highest-level visit by an Iranian official to the Persian Gulf country after several months.

The UAE reinstated its ambassador to Iran last September. 

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