In a meeting between Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Omani Deputy Premier Fahad Bin Mahmoud al-Saeed in Muscat on Tuesday, the two officials voiced concern over the ongoing bloodshed in Iraq and Syria, and vowed to do their best to help end regional crisis through diplomatic paths.
Amir Abdollahian, in the meeting, called for promotion of all-out cooperation with Muscat.
Al-Saeed, for his part, underscored Iran’s positive and constructive role in contributing to regional peace and security.
Last month, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi in a meeting in Muscat warned against the rise of terrorist moves in the region.
During the meeting held on the sidelines of trilateral talks among Zarif, his US counterpart John Kerry and EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton in Oman’s capital, the Iranian and Omani foreign ministers underlined the need for confronting the spread of terrorism in the region.
Zarif and Bin Alawi also discussed the activities of terrorist groups in the region, and called for collective efforts to uproot terrorism in the Middle East.
The two officials also discussed other regional and international developments, and stressed the need for enhancement of all-out ties between the two countries.