Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Iran President Ahmadinejad On Historic Visit To Egypt



Iran President Ahmadinejad Begins Historic Egypt Visit -- BBC

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has become the first Iranian president to visit Egypt since the Islamic revolution in 1979.

He was greeted on his arrival at Cairo International Airport by his Egyptian counterpart, Mohammed Morsi.

Mr Ahmadinejad is to attend a summit of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC), which begins on Wednesday.

Relations between the regional powers have improved since Egyptians elected an Islamist head of state in June.

However, they remain at odds over several issues, including Syria, which was suspended from the OIC at its last summit despite Iranian objections.

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More News On Egyptian - Iranian Relations

Iran's Ahmadinejad in Egypt on historic visit -- Reuters
Iran's Ahmadinejad on Historic Visit to Cairo
-- AP
Ahmadinejad meets Morsi in landmark Cairo visit -- AFP
Iranian President Makes Landmark Visit to Egypt -- Voice of America
Iran's Ahmadinejad makes historic visit to Cairo -- The Telegraph
Landmark Visit by Ahmadinejad Is Test for Egypt’s Mursi
-- Bloomberg Businessweek
Egypt: Morsi, Ahmadinejad Hold Talks At Cairo Airport
-- allAfrica.com
Syria tops talks on Ahmadinejad's historic Egypt trip -- AFP
Iranian Shi'ite president to meet Egypt's top Sunni cleric -- Reuters
‘Egypt unlikely to restore relations with Iran’ -- Ramadan Al Sherbini, Gulf News
Egypt reassures Gulf monarchies over ties with Iran -- AFP
The video that helps explain Egypt and Iran’s deep mutual mistrust -- Max Fisher, Washington Post

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