The announcement comes because the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, visited Cairo for the primary time since assuming energy greater than three years in the past. During his two-day go to, the Sultan held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

The official Omani News Agency reported that the discussions between the 2 leaders centered on enhancing bilateral cooperation in varied fields, with the goal of benefiting each nations and selling prosperity and improvement amongst their respective peoples. The talks additionally touched upon regional and worldwide developments.

High-ranking officers from each side participated within the talks, together with the Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Mohamed Zaki, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, and the top of the General Intelligence, Major General Abbas Kamel. The Omani delegation included Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs Shihab bin Tariq Al Said, Minister of the Court of the Royal Court Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi.

Sources conversant in the discussions revealed that main points have been addressed, together with the potential for normalizing Egyptian-Iranian relations. Both events additionally explored different regional and worldwide issues of mutual curiosity, in addition to alternatives to strengthen financial and commerce ties between Cairo and Muscat.

Diplomatic sources disclosed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Cairo is now ready to improve its diplomatic relations with Tehran. This would contain the appointment of ambassadors, as the present illustration depends on chargés d’affaires in each international locations. The matter was reportedly mentioned throughout Sultan Haitham bin Tariq’s go to, regardless of the existence of direct channels of communication between Egypt and Iran.

Sources additional revealed that discussions on the Egyptian-Iranian relationship adopted contacts made by Egyptian officers with their Iranian counterparts. The potential for cooperation in political, strategic, safety, financial, and business domains was thought-about, significantly concerning urgent regional points corresponding to Yemen, Iraq, and Syria.

Experts counsel that the Sultan’s go to and his assembly with Sisi may pave the best way for progress on this regard. Former Assistant Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity, Ambassador Ahmed Hajjaj, said that the go to would possibly result in a mediating function performed by Oman in restoring relations between Cairo and Tehran. Oman’s influential place within the Persian Gulf area and its energetic function within the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council have been highlighted as elements contributing to its potential affect.

Dr. Essam Abdel Shafi, a political science professor, urged that the Sultan’s go to must be considered inside the framework of regional and worldwide political contexts. He highlighted the potential normalization of Egyptian-Iranian relations as probably the most vital facet of the go to, significantly following the normalization of Saudi-Iranian relations. Oman’s function as a mediator and its strategic relations with each international locations have been additionally emphasised.

Abdul Shafi emphasised Oman’s coverage of sustaining open dialogue with all events, even these with conflicting pursuits. Given Iran’s regional function and its ties with Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq, Oman’s function in facilitating negotiations turns into essential. With current developments, the normalization of Egyptian-Iranian relations seems possible, particularly in gentle of Egypt’s normalization with Saudi Arabia and the return of Arab ambassadors of the Persian Gulf international locations to Iran.

The Sultan of Oman’s go to to Cairo and the discussions held throughout this diplomatic change have the potential to reshape the diplomatic panorama within the area, with a give attention to Cairo’s intention to boost its relations with Tehran.