Majlis speaker: Iran, Egypt two wings of Islamic world

Iran's Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel in a meeting with the head of Egypt's interest section in Tehran by referring to the current situation in the Islamic world said, "Iran and Egypt are the two wings of east and west of Islamic world and their cooperation is very useful and necessary for the region and the Muslim world."

According to the report of Majlis Media Department, Haddad Adel in meeting with Omar Ahmed Abdelmajid al-Zeyat, on Monday referred to the US and the west's efforts to make crisis concerning Iran's nuclear activities and appreciated Egypt's stance on supporting Iran's peaceful nuclear energy.

He stressed that the Americans definitely know very well that Iran is only to use the nuclear energy peacefully, but they are trying to use this as a pretext for imposing pressure on Tehran.

Referring to the importance of parliamentary ties in the relations between the two countries, the speaker expressed parliament's readiness to establish parliamentary friendship group with Egypt parliament and also invited Egypt parliament speaker to pay an official visit to Iran.

The Egyptian official, for his part, reiterated his country's support for Iran's peaceful nuclear activities and expressed his country's stance on diplomatic solution of Iran's nuclear case dossier. He also called for expansion of ties between the two countries.

Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Sunday called for negotiations to resolve the dispute on Iran's nuclear program with the West.

Abul Gheit told the Cairo-based newspaper Al-Asbu that it is not acceptable to follow dualism in dealing with nuclear programs of different countries.

"The international community should give up double standard policy over nuclear programs of different countries."

The Egyptian minister added that the international community should abide by its commitments to ensure disarmament.

He called for taking practical steps by the international community to make the Middle East free from nuclear weapons.

Israel should sign up to Non-Proliferation Treaty as the only regime in the region which has not yet joined the NPT, he said adding this is considered the first step toward materializing the goal.