Egyptian ambassador to Iran on hold

Originally published February 9, 1998

Within President Mubarak's meetings with authors and intellectuals at the opening of the Cairo International Book Fair last Thursday, he said Egypt had chosen a new ambassador to Iran.

However former Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Welayati, said this step was halted because it is only cultural relationships that are presently being resumed.

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