The discussions took place at a meeting between Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Mohammad Sharif Malekzadeh and Head of Egypt's Interest Section Khaled Amareh in Tehran on Monday.
During the meeting the Iranian official welcomed Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou's imminent visit to Tehran.
The Egyptian minister of tourism is scheduled to arrive in Tehran later in the day.
Describing Iran and Egypt as the two great nations, Malekzadeh said that mutual understanding will help promote cooperation in all the fields.
Iran and Egypt boast of ancient history and Zazou's Tehran visit will usher in a new era for bilateral ties, Malekzadeh added.
Amareh, for his part, appreciated Iran's cooperation to promote ties in the field of tourism.
Egypt favors inking a tourism agreement with Iran, he said, noting that the country is ready to make its experience in the field available to Iran.
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, Mursi in a meeting with Salehi in Cairo in September said that Iran plays an important role in resolving the regional crises, and underlined that Tehran and Cairo should be united in dealing with global challenges.
"When the followers of unrighteousness are united in their unrighteous path, why should not we go united in our right position when dealing with global challenges," Mursi said.
Stressing that Egypt assumes Iran's stability as its own stability, he said, "There is no problem between Iran and Egypt."
