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Iran close to renewing long-cut ties with Egypt By Reuters Iran is close to resuming full diplomatic relations with Egypt, its foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, said yesterday. They have been cut for almost three decades. The minister, who spoke at a news conference in Tehran, did not say when the ties would be reestablished. "We are on the verge of resuming official political ties with Egypt," Mottaki said. Egyptian officials have previously been more cautious about the timing of resuming ties. Advertisement An assistant Iranian foreign minister for Middle East and North Africa affairs, Ali Asghar Mohammadi, is visiting Cairo and held talks on the Palestinian issue, Egypt's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "Now my representative is in Egypt, and he has taken my special message to my counterpart and now Iran and Egypt's relationship is going ahead in a natural way," Mottaki said without giving further details. There were no immediate details about a special message. Iran broke ties with Egypt in 1979 after then Egyptian president Anwar Sadat let in the deposed shah of Iran following the Islamic Revolution. The two countries now have diplomatic representation through interest sections but not full embassies at ambassador level. Mottaki's comments follow the first direct talks between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Pride of Shas Shas MK: Gays are causing Israeli society to self-destruct. In bad taste Local Jewish group protests 'Holocaust float' at Rio Carnival.

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