Amr Moussa : Arabs Want Better, Normal Ties With Iran

October 23, 2000 - 0:0
CAIRO Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said here Sunday that the Arab world considers its ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran as important.
In reply to IRNA's question during a jam-packed press conference on relations between Iran and Arab countries after the Arab summit, Moussa said We want better and normal relations with Iran.'' Moussa held the press conference together with the Secretary General of the Arab League Esmat Abdul Maguid after the end of the 2-day emergency Arab summit.
Moussa clarified that the Arab world considered relations with Iran as important even before the Arab summit.'' Moussa announced that an Islamic summit will be held within eight or ten days to discuss the Palestinian issue.
(IRNA)