Velayati, in a meeting with a group of visiting Egyptian educated elite here on Thursday afternoon, said considering developments in the recent several years in Egypt, connection between the two countries has increased, so we get more familiar with thoughts of the Egyptian educated elite.
He added that Egypt, as an Islamic and Arab state, has always been important for Iran and has always been a cultural, literary, and Islamic state.
Velayati continued that Iran and Egypt have a long several thousand years of ties, although sometimes these ties have been disconnected temporarily.
