Tehran, Iran – His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and Dr Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, held a session of talks at the Iranian presidential building in Tehran on Sunday.

The session dealt with various aspects of bilateral cooperation between the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The two leaders also exchanged views on several current issues of common concern in the backdrop of developments in the regional and international arenas.

The meeting was attended from the Omani side by Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal al Busaidi, Minister of Diwan of Royal Court, Gen Sultan bin Mohammed al Nu’amani, Minister of Royal Office, and Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister.

From the Iranian side, the meeting was attended by Dr Hossein Amirabdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Jamshidi, Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs in the President’s Office, Ali Bagheri, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ali Najafi Khoshroudi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Sultanate of Oman.

After the private meeting, His Majesty the Sultan and the Iranian President held an expanded session of talks during which the two leaders pursued discussions on the historical friendship binding the two countries.

The meeting touched on various aspects of cooperation and coordination with a view to realising the interests of the two friendly countries and peoples and achieving their common aspirations.

The expanded talks were attended by the official Omani and Iranian delegations.