Caretaker of the Communications, Information and Publicity Center of Iran's Presidential Office Mohammad Sheikhan elaborated on President Ahmadinejad's recent visit to Cairo, and said, "During the visit, the president invited Egypt's scholars, elites, university professors and media people to visit Iran and they welcomed the invitation."
"One of the most important issues which was paid attention in all meetings with the president was establishment of the relations between Iran and Egypt at the highest level," he added.
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 Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi officially invited the then Egyptian counterpart Nabil Al-Arabi to pay a visit to Tehran.
Later, the Iranian foreign minister and his former Egyptian counterpart also held a meeting in Bali, Indonesia.
Also, during the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran late August, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Egyptian counterpart Mohammad Mursi conferred on ways to promote the bilateral relations between Tehran and Cairo, and stressed the need for continued consultations in this regard.
In a latest development earlier this month, Ahmadinejad met with Mursi in Egypt, and reiterated Tehran's preparedness to resume ties with Cairo.
The two presidents explored avenues for the further expansion of mutual cooperation between their countries.
President Ahmadinejad pointed to the ancient histories and civilizations of Iran and Egypt, and said that the two countries play crucial roles in regional politics.
"The relations of the two nations have always moved on a positive trend and we should now utilize all potentials to enhance the level of these relations," he said.
Ahmadinejad noted that the Islamic Republic is ready to resume and broaden its relations with Egypt in all fields.
President Mursi, for his part, stressed Tehran and Cairo's key role and influence in the region and the world, and said, "Today, cooperation between Iran and Egypt is necessary in all fields."
