Iran's deputy foreign minister pledges 'new chapter' in Iran-UAE relations
Iran's deputy foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, met with senior Emirati officials in Dubai on Wednesday.
Iran and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to usher in a “new chapter” in their relations, Iran's deputy foreign minister said following his trip to the Gulf country on Wednesday.
Ali Bagheri Kani, who also serves as Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, met in Dubai with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khalifa Shaheen and Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the Emirati president.
Emirati state news agency WAM said the meeting “emphasized the importance of strengthening relations on the basis of good neighborliness and mutual respect.”
“We agreed to open a new chapter,” Kani tweeted following his meeting with the senior Emirati officials, whom he described as “friendly and cordial.”
