Pezeshkian hails Oman’s ‘active, constructive’ role in Iran-US indirect talks
President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran appreciates the active and constructive role of Oman in the process of indirect Iran-US negotiations and hopes they will lead to good outcomes.
Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in Muscat on Tuesday afternoon.
Emphasizing Oman’s strategic position in Iran’s foreign policy, Pezeshkian said Tehran has complete trust in Oman, and this trust places a shared responsibility on both sides to strengthen relations.
The president said Iran is ready to uplift cooperation with Oman in all fields, believing that the two countries possess capabilities that can be employed for the well-being and progress of each other and other nations in the region.
“We are ready to do whatever is within our capability for the dignity and greatness of Muslims. Each of us has capacities that can be employed for the well-being and progress of one another and of other nations in the region,” he said.
“Under such conditions, no external power will be able to subjugate the Muslim nations.”
Iran, he said, is ready to enhance cooperation with Oman in financial, scientific, educational, and technological fields, especially in the field of medicine.
“In the medical field, we can build constructive relationships with Oman. Although oil and gas are divine blessings, they are not limitless. It is essential for the traders and industrialists of both countries, with a future-oriented vision, to plan for the coming generations and reinforce long-term economic foundations.”
In another part of his remarks, Pezeshkian emphasized the necessity of facilitating economic exchanges, easing trade, and expanding cooperation in the defense and security sectors.
The president also expressed his gratitude for the clear stance of Oman in support of the Palestinian people.
Sultan Haitham also favored closer ties, saying that he agrees that if the avenues for business activities are opened, the two countries “will witness a significant leap in the bilateral relations”.
“The relations between Iranian and Omani ports must be developed, and the rail capacity from northern to southern Iran is of great commercial importance to us,” he said, adding that more support is needed for cooperation in the energy sector.
On the indirect Iran-US talks, Sultan Haitham said Muscat is also seriously pursuing the path of negotiations, and it considers the success of Iran a success for the region.
“In this process, we are not pursuing any personal gain or advantage, and we have entered solely with benevolent intentions,” he said.
The Omani sultan commended the principled positions of Iran in defense of the Palestinian people, and stated that “standing by the rights of the Palestinian nation and defending the oppressed citizens is both valuable and worthy of appreciation.”
The Iranian president headed to Oman at the head of a political-economic delegation on Tuesday for a two-day visit.
On Tuesday, the two delegations signed 18 cooperation documents in various fields, including in legal, economic, political, cultural, educational, health, defense, media, technology, energy, and mining sectors.
