Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has met with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Busaidi as he continued his visit to the sultanate. The two top diplomats discussed different bilateral issues including the implementation of agreements signed during the recent visit of the Omani monarch to Tehran, cooperation between the two countries in such fields as energy, transportation, port cooperation, banking, communications and technology, consular and judicial matters, the issue of prisoners, provincial cooperation, customs affairs and other matters of mutual interest. In the meeting, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian refereed to the strategic importance and dimensions of the recent trip by Oman’s sultan to Tehran as well as the agreements and significant documents signed by the two countries. He underlined the need for Tehran and Muscat to make joint efforts to implement the agreement and the documents. The Iranian foreign minister also described the upcoming meeting of the transport ministers of Ashgabat agreement member states as important. Amirabdollahian added that the Islamic Republic of Iran views this agreement as a key issue and that it is necessary to work hard to achieve its goals. The top Iranian diplomat further pointed to the emphasis made by the president of Iran and Oman’s sultan as they spoke with the foreign ministers of the two countries. Amirabdollahian proposed that during the meetings of the joint expert, technical and legal teams of the two countries, the text of the long-term comprehensive cooperation agreement between Tehran and Muscat be drawn up and signed as soon as possible. He welcomed an initiative put forth by the secretary general of the United Nations to hold a meeting of the foreign ministers of the 8 Persian Gulf countries in New York next September, saying it is necessary to pay attention to and follow up such initiatives within the framework of the 8 regional nations. Amirabdollahin added to this end, Iran welcomes the notion of holding a summit of the 8 Persian Gulf countries. He thanked the constructive efforts and initiatives of Oman and its sultan to facilitate and resolve regional and international issues and cases. At the end, the Iranian foreign minister invited Oman’s top diplomat to officially visit the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was welcomed by his Omani counterpart. Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi for his part stressed the importance of the recent visit of his country’s monarch to Tehran and expressed satisfaction with the very good negotiations and agreements between the two sides. He declared the Omani Foreign Ministry’s readiness for cooperation with other ministries of the sultanate in order to pursue agreements between Tehran and Muscat and carry out the orders of the Omani sultan and the Iranian president. In the meeting, cooperation and some joint projects of the two countries in the fields of energy and transportation, ports, banking, communications and technology as well as consular and judicial affairs, the issue of prisoners, provincial cooperation, customs, and other bilateral matters were discussed.