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Iran, Oman urge maritime, energy security cooperation

Sunday, 26 January 2020 2:31 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 26 January 2020 2:54 PM ]

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R-C) and Oman's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (L-C) meet in Tehran on January 26, 2020. (Photo by mfa.gov.ir)

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Oman's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah have stressed the importance of boosting cooperation to guarantee maritime and energy security for all regional countries.

Alawi met his Iranian counterpart on Sunday in Tehran where he had a stopover en route to Muscat after attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The top Iranian and Omani diplomats also discussed bilateral and regional issues, particularly cooperation in the Strait of Hormuz.

They also highlighted determination of their respective governments to continue cooperation and deliberations with the goal of guaranteeing security of navigation and energy transfer for all countries, asking regional states to play a positive role in this regard.

Earlier in the day, Oman's Foreign Ministry tweeted that Alawi will meet Zarif in Tehran to discuss maritime security in the Hormuz strait.

في طريق عودته الى السلطنة بعد إختتام أعمال المنتدى الاقتصادي العالمي بدافوس، يجتمع معالي #يوسف_بن_علوي_بن_عبدالله اليوم في طهران بمعالي الدكتور محمد جواد ظريف وزير الخارجية الإيراني، وذلك لبحث العلاقات الثنائية والأوضاع في المنطقة، وعلى وجه الخصوص أمن الملاحة في مضيق هرمز .
— وزارة الخارجية (@MofaOman) January 26, 2020