Iranian FM to Visit Kuwait Soon

TEHRAN, May 15 (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is scheduled to visit Kuwait this week to confer with the Arab country's officials on the expansion of bilateral relations and major regional issues.
"I will most likely visit Kuwait this week," Salehi told FNA on the sidelines of an exhibition here in Tehran on Saturday.

On his future visit to Bali, Indonesia, where Salehi is due to attend a Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting and meet his Egyptian counterpart Nabil al-Arabi on the sidelines of the conference, he said, "The trip to Indonesia will take place in the next one or two weeks."

Salehi had earlier confirmed that a joint meeting with his Egyptian counterpart is on the agenda of his future visit to Bali.

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.

Salehi has officially invited Egypt's newly appointed Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi to pay a visit to Tehran.

The invitation letter was submitted to the Egyptian foreign minister during a meeting between Director of Iran's Interest Section in Cairo Mojtaba Amani and al-Arabi.

Al-Arabi in his first press conference earlier last month announced Cairo's preparedness to open "a new page with Iran".

The official went on to say that the Egyptian government does not see Iran as an enemy state, noting the two countries have historically rooted relations.

He further stated that establishment of diplomatic ties depends on the Iranian side.

In reply, Salehi also said that Iran is ready to resume relations with Cairo