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187996
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Envoy: S. Arabia Seeking to Thwart Resumption of Iran-Egypt Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran's Interest Section in Cairo Mojtaba Amani said Saudi Arabia has now assumed Tel Aviv and Washington's role in Egypt and is seeking hard to thwart resumption of Iran-Egypt ties through imposing increasing pressure on Cairo.
Amani said during a TV interview on Saturday evening that in spite of the fact that the recent ouster of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has provided a chance for the resumption of ties between Tehran and Cairo, remnants of the previous regime are trying to prevent such a development.
"In doing so, they are assisted by a third country, except the US," he said, and added that this third country is exerting pressure on Cairo to dissuade it from resuming ties with Tehran.
"According to Egyptian analysts, Saudi Arabia has now taken up this role in particular and is exerting much pressure on the Egyptian government in this regard," he stated.
"For instance," he said, "Saudi Arabia has even threatened to expel 1.5 million workers to dissuade Cairo from the resumption of ties with Tehran."
Earlier in May, a prominent Egyptian figure cautioned that Israel and a number of Arab states, specially Saudi Arabia, are attempting to trouble resumption of ties between Iran and Egypt.
Speaking to FNA, Egypt's Prominent Shiite Leader Rasim al-Nafis warned of certain states' opposition to the establishment of strong ties between Tehran and Cairo, and stated, "The Arab Persian Gulf littoral states, including Saudi Arabia, the Zionist Regime of Israel and the remnants of (Hosni) Mubarak's regime view the resumption of Tehran-Cairo ties as harmful to their interests and, thus, try to prevent resumption of these relations."
On May 30, Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi voiced confidence about the improvement of relations between Iran and Egypt, but meantime said that resuming ties between the two Muslim states needs time and patience.
"Egypt is currently under certain pressure. Yet, the Egyptian government and nation are in consensus about the improvement of relations with Iran as soon as possible," Salehi said at the time.
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 and Salehi officially invited his Egyptian counterpart Nabil al-Arabi to pay a visit to Tehran.
Amani said during a TV interview on Saturday evening that in spite of the fact that the recent ouster of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has provided a chance for the resumption of ties between Tehran and Cairo, remnants of the previous regime are trying to prevent such a development.
"In doing so, they are assisted by a third country, except the US," he said, and added that this third country is exerting pressure on Cairo to dissuade it from resuming ties with Tehran.
"According to Egyptian analysts, Saudi Arabia has now taken up this role in particular and is exerting much pressure on the Egyptian government in this regard," he stated.
"For instance," he said, "Saudi Arabia has even threatened to expel 1.5 million workers to dissuade Cairo from the resumption of ties with Tehran."
Earlier in May, a prominent Egyptian figure cautioned that Israel and a number of Arab states, specially Saudi Arabia, are attempting to trouble resumption of ties between Iran and Egypt.
Speaking to FNA, Egypt's Prominent Shiite Leader Rasim al-Nafis warned of certain states' opposition to the establishment of strong ties between Tehran and Cairo, and stated, "The Arab Persian Gulf littoral states, including Saudi Arabia, the Zionist Regime of Israel and the remnants of (Hosni) Mubarak's regime view the resumption of Tehran-Cairo ties as harmful to their interests and, thus, try to prevent resumption of these relations."
On May 30, Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi voiced confidence about the improvement of relations between Iran and Egypt, but meantime said that resuming ties between the two Muslim states needs time and patience.
"Egypt is currently under certain pressure. Yet, the Egyptian government and nation are in consensus about the improvement of relations with Iran as soon as possible," Salehi said at the time.
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 and Salehi officially invited his Egyptian counterpart Nabil al-Arabi to pay a visit to Tehran.
