{"id":68792,"date":"2021-12-06T19:47:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=68792"},"modified":"2021-12-06T19:47:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:47:18","slug":"mekdads-visit-to-tehran-coincides-with-uae-officials-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/68792\/","title":{"rendered":"Mekdad&#8217;s visit to Tehran coincides with UAE official\u2019s visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ERBIL, KRG, Iraq (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met on Monday with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad at the Foreign Ministry building in the capital, Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mekdad, who arrived in Tehran last night, is scheduled to meet with other senior Iranian officials to discuss strengthening strategic relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is Mekdad\u2019s second visit to Iran since he assumed the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and his first under the new Iranian government headed by President Ebrahim Raisi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Iranian media, the delegation\u2019s two-day visit will discuss strengthening the strategic relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mekdad&#8217;s arrival in Tehran coincides with the visit of UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh&nbsp;Tahnoun bin Zayed&nbsp;al-Nahyan to Iran today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many wonder if the date of the two visits is a coincidence, or if there is a connection between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tahnoun\u2019s visit to Tehran came at the invitation of Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran&#8217;s Supreme National Security Council, the semi-official news agency said on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reporting by Hozan Zubeir<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mekdad&#8217;s presence in Tehran coincides with the presence of a high-ranking Emirati official, and some wonder about the timing of the two visits. #Syria #Iran #UAE <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":68793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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