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Omani FM arrives in Iran for talks on ties, regional issues

Xinhua, February 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi arrived in Iran's capital Tehran on Saturday for talks on bilateral ties and regional issues, official IRNA news agency reported.

During his two-day stay, Alawi will meet with a number of Iranian officials, including his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, according to the report.

Alawi and Zarif will hold a joint press conference later in the day following their meetings.

Oman has been maintaining amicable relations with Iran in a number of fronts, including diplomatic, political and economic areas, despite an Arab-Iranian dispute over the Persian Gulf, named by Arab states as Arab Gulf.

Over the past years, Oman avoided publicly expressing concerns regarding Iran's nuclear program and the two states managed to maintain strong ties.

Besides, Oman mediated talks between the Islamic republic and the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Britain over a number of disputed issues.

In March, 2014, Iran sealed a deal to export 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year to Oman. The agreement involves building the sub-sea Iran-Oman pipeline across the Persian Gulf at the cost of about one billion U.S. dollars. Endit