Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi stressed coexistence of Muslims and Christians in various communities on Thursday. He made the remarks in a meeting with Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Tawadros in Cairo. Congratulating the anniversary birth day of Jesus Christ, Salehi invited Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop for an official visit to Tehran. Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop asserted that coexistence of various religious sectarians, including Muslims, Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians in Iran is historical. Bishop Tawadros welcomed Salehi invitation for visiting Tehran. The peaceful resolution of the Syrian crisis was the major subject of talks with Egyptian high-ranking officials, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in a press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr in Cairo on Thursday. Iranian foreign minister on Thursday held talks with his Egyptian counterpart on ways to promote bilateral ties as well as latest regional developments, including Syria. They also exchanged views on promoting cooperation in the field of tourism in view of the numerous cultural common grounds. The two foreign ministers discussed cooperation in the context of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). In the meantime, Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi in a meeting with Iranian FM on Thursday praised Iran's efforts for stopping violence in Syria. 'Egypt is severely against the foreign intervention in Syria; Muslim countries should do their best to stop violations there; Iran is a great country which has an important role in making peace and friendship among nations,' the Egyptian president said. Morsi invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to attend the upcoming summit of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Cairo. During the meeting, which was held in the Egyptian capital city, Cairo, Salehi for his part said that Iran is ready to provide the experience it has gained since the victory of the Islamic Revolution to the Egyptian nation. He also conveyed the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's invitation to the Egyptian president to visit Tehran. Earlier today, Salehi held talks with his Egyptian counterpart and the UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi. Salehi and Brahimi discussed the peace plans laid out by both Iran and Syria to end the conflict in the Arab country. The Iranian minister also voiced Iran's readiness to help settle the ongoing unrest in Syria. The issue of Palestine was also top on the agenda in the talks between the Iranian official and Arab League chief. Salehi visited Benin and Ghana on Saturday and Sunday as well as Burkina Faso on Tuesday. After the collapse of Hosni Mubarak's regime, Iranian and Egyptian officials voiced their interest in the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries and Salehi officially invited the then Egyptian counterpart Nabil Al-Arabi to pay a visit to Tehran. IRNA
