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Iran says it signed 'aviation cooperation' memo with UAE

The UAE and Iran have cordial economic and political relations, despite being on opposite sides of some regional rivalries.

Ali Shamkhani (R), Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, meets with Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L).
Ali Shamkhani (R), Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, meets with Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L), the United Arab Emirates' national security adviser, in Tehran on Dec. 6, 2021. This is the first visit of an official from the UAE to Iran since the Gulf state in 2016 downgraded ties with the Islamic Republic. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Tuesday to work together more on aviation matters, Iranian state media reported. 

Iranian Civil Aviation Organization spokesman Jafar Yazarloo said they signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority. They specifically aim to increase the number of flights between Iran and the UAE and boost the number of flights through Iranian airspace, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. 

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