At a press conference in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, hailed the election of Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohamed Morsi as Egypt’s first post-revolution president and described his presidency as a development “aimed at reviving the Islamic values.”
Velayati reaffirmed Iran's determination to promote its ties with its neighbors and Muslim nations, adding, “The commonalities of Iran and the emerging Egypt are more than before; therefore, this victory is considered as the dawn of a grand victory in the entire Arab and Muslim world.”
“Throughout the contemporary history, Egypt has always been the forerunner of politico-ideological movements in the entire Arab world; therefore Egypt is of a paramount importance,” the Iranian official pointed out.
He also warned of the enemies’ plots aimed at hindering the tide of Islamic Awakening in the Arab world and reinforced Iran's resolve to lend support to the efforts aimed at reviving the Islamic values.
Iran severed ties with Egypt after Cairo signed the 1978 Camp David Accords with the Israeli regime and offered asylum to the deposed Iranian dictator, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
On June 24, after days of delay, Egypt’s Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission announced Morsi as the winner of the county’s presidential runoff. He picked up 13.2 million votes out of just over 26 million ballots.
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A senior Iranian official has expressed optimism over the prospects of Iran-Egypt ties, saying the two countries’ improving relations herald a grand victory for the Islamic world.
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