Egypt Mursi’s Delegation in Iran to Discuss Syria Proposal

Egyptian President Mohammd Mursi sent a delegation to Iran to discuss a proposal to establish a quartet to end the crisis in Syria.

Mursi has issued a statement saying that he had sent his envoys to Iran to follow up on Cairo’s proposal that Iran, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia form a group to work out a solution to the crisis in Syria.

The delegation included Mursi’s foreign relations advisor, Essam el-Haddad, and his chief of staff, Refaa al-Tahtawi.

The Egyptian delegation held separate meetings with Iranian high-ranking officials, including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, where they discussed issues of mutual interest, particularly all-out bilateral ties.

During the meetings, the Egyptian and Iranian sides underscored the need to adopt executive plans aimed at implementing Mursi’s peace plan for the ongoing crisis in Syria.