‚Iran appoints first ambassador to Egypt in 30 years‘

19.04.2011                      15.Nisan, 5771                      Pessah 1

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'Iran appoints first ambassador to Egypt in 30 years'

Appointment of new ambassador in Cairo comes after negotiations between Iranian, Egyptian foreign ministers.

Iran appointed its first ambassador to Egypt in over thirty years, Iranian TV network PressTV reported Monday. According to the report, the appointment comes amid a thawing of relations between the two countries, which were strained since just after the Iranian revolution in 1979. 
The new ambassador's appointment reportedly came after negotiations between Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and his Egyptian counterpart Nabil al-Arabi….