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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Tehran, December 8 (Xinhua) — Iran and Egypt have agreed to hold a new round of bilateral political consultations in the near future, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei announced on Sunday.
Speaking at his weekly press conference in Tehran, E. Baghaei said the agreement was reached during a telephone conversation on Saturday between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ata. He did not specify when or where the consultations would take place.
The conversation focused on bilateral relations and recent developments in the Middle East, said E. Bagai, calling the decision to resume political consultations “an important development.”
Both foreign ministers expressed concern over Israeli military actions in Gaza and Lebanon, which they said continue despite ceasefire agreements with the Palestinian group Hamas and the Lebanese movement Hezbollah, according to a statement from Baghaei and the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Iran accuses Israel of "continued aggression and repeated ceasefire violations" and calls on the international community to take immediate action to end Israeli military operations.
A. Araghchi and B. Abdel Atti also discussed Iran's nuclear program, with Tehran reiterating its position on the issue, the statement said. In a separate statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said B. Abdel Atti called for the resumption of negotiations on the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran's nuclear program), which would take into account the interests of all parties and strengthen regional security and stability.
B. Abdel Aty made the same call during a phone call on Friday with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi, Egypt said in a statement.
Iran and Egypt severed diplomatic relations in 1980 following the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the signing of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel the previous year. In recent years, both sides have expressed a willingness to improve relations.
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