Rouhani Terms Iran-Oman Ties “Example of Good Relations”

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with Omani Sultan Qaboos in Masqat on Wednesday hailed the good and friendly relations between the two countries, saying the Tehran-Masqat ties set a role-model for other nations.
“Iran-Oman relations set an example of good neighborly ties between two countries,” President Rouhani said during the meeting in the Omani capital today.

The Iranian president and the king of Oman stressed development of relations between the two countries in all fields, including energy, shipping, customs affairs, financial issues, environment, tourism and maintaining security of the Strait of Hormuz.

The two sides expressed the hope that regional tensions could be resolved through dialogue among the regional countries.

President Rouhani left Tehran for Masqat on Wednesday morning to confer with senior Omani officials on the latest regional and international developments as well as new ways to expand the ties between the two Persian Gulf nations.

Speaking to reporters at the airport prior to his departure, the Iranian president underlined that Iran has always had friendly relations with Oman, adding that Tehran is currently more determined to further strengthen bilateral ties with Masqat.

He further referred to the agreements signed during Sultan Qaboos’ visit to Tehran, and said that during his two-day visit he is to follow up the implementation process of the previous agreements.

President Rouhani is also to discuss major regional and international issues with other senior officials of the Muslim state.

The Iranian president is accompanied with a high-ranking delegation consist of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif, and a number of senior officials.

Iranian officials have repeatedly underlined that they attach great importance to the consolidation of Tehran’s relations with the Middle-East countries, specially with the Persian Gulf littoral states, in order to protect and promote peace and security in the region.