Pars Today
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with his Iraqi and Omani counterparts about bilateral relations and the latest developments in the region.
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran supports any initiative that puts regional countries at the helm of managing woes arising in the region.
The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, has granted pardon to 599 prisoners convicted of various offenses, including 336 foreigners.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Oman's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah have stressed the importance of boosting cooperation to guarantee maritime and energy security for all regional countries.
Oman’s strategic location connecting the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean with East Africa and the Red Sea could also boost the country’s economy.
President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Haitham bin Tariq on assuming the throne as the new Sultan of Oman, hoping for the development of ties between Tehran and Muscat.
Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and Oman’s new sultan, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, held talks in the capital, Muscat, on issues of mutual interest.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the death of Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said was a "loss for the region" and expressed hope that relations between Tehran and Muscat will further increase under his successor.
Oman has named Haitham bin Tariq al-Said as the country's new ruler after the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said.
Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said dies at the age of 79 after around half a century at the helm of the state amid a battle with resurgent colorectal cancer.