Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry held a meeting on the sidelines of the 78th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.

Iranian Foreign Ministry described the meeting as “positive and fruitful” that aimed to strengthen relations and fulfill the two countries’ mutual interests through constant dialogue.

Highlighting the civilizational and historical background of the two nations and their cultural commonalities, Amir Abdollahian and Shoukry have stressed the need to pave the way for the fulfillment of mutual interests through constant dialogue among the officials of the two nations.

They also emphasized that stronger relations and cooperation between Iran and Egypt will serve the interests of the two Muslim nations and have positive implications for the region, Tasnim news agency reported.

Source: Iranian media