President Ahmadinejad Due in Cairo Next Month
News number: 9107134787 14:38 | 2013-01-11
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to pay a
visit to the Egyptian capital next month in a bid to take part in the summit
of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

President Ahmadinejad will visit Egypt in early February upon the invitation
of Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit will kick off in Cairo on
February 7.

After the collapse of Hosni Mubarak's regime, the Iranian and Egyptian
officials voiced their interest in the resumption of diplomatic relations
between the two countries.

In a latest development in the two countries' ties, Iranian Foreign Minister
Ali Akbar Salehi met with Mursi in Cairo on Thursday and conferred on
bilateral ties as well as the latest regional and international
developments.

The issue of Palestine and Syria were among the topics dealt by the two
officials