Mursi Stressses Importance Of IRAN, EGYPT'S Unity In Facing Global Challenges

Via FARS NEWS AGENCY TEHRAN (FNA)-Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi said Iran plays an important role in resolving he regional crises, and underlined that Tehran and Cairo should be united in dealing with global challenges. When the follower of unrighteousness are united in their nrighteous path, why should not we go united in our right osition when dealing with global challenges". Mursi said in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in Cairo on Tuesday. Stressing that Egypt assumes Iran's stability as its own stability, he said, "There is no problem between Iran and Egypt." The Egyptian president also underscored the important role of Iran's assistance to the settlement of problemsin the region, and announced Cairo's readiness for any kind of regional cooperation with Tehran. After the collapse of Hosni Mubarak's regime, the Iranian and Egyptian officials voiced their interest in the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries and Salehi officially invited the then Egyptian counterpart Nabil Al-Arabi to pay a visit to Tehran. Later, the Iranian foreign minister and his former Egyptian counterpart also held a meeting in Bali, Indonesia. Also, during the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran late August, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Egyptian counterpart conferred on ways to promote the bilateral relations between Tehran and Cairo, and stressed the need for continued consultations in this regard.