28 Mar 2024
Tuesday 13 September 2016 - 16:32
Story Code : 231078

Iran concludes historic border pact with Oman



Iran says it had concluded a historic accord with Oman that demarcates the Islamic Republics maritime border with the fellow Persian Gulf littoral state.

Abbas Araqchi, Irans Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, announced the agreement on Tuesday.

The important step, he said, was taken during a trip by Omani Interior Minister Hamoud Bin Faisal al-Busaidi to Tehran last week, when he met with Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the two exchanged the required documents.



[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and Omans Interior Minister Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi meet in Tehran, September 4, 2016.[/caption]

Besides outlining Irans longest maritime border in the Sea of Oman, the agreement justly apportioned potential hydrocarbon resources between the two countries, Araqchi said.

Border issues always turn out to be contentious ones even among allies and would require intervention by an international party, he said, adding, however, that, Iran and the royal government of Oman successfully completed complex and tough technical and legal negotiations on the determination of their maritime border in the light of their very close relations and based on the principles of good will and good neighborliness.

He said the conclusion of the deal between Iran and Oman came at the same time that some regional and other countries attempt to tarnish the Islamic Republics international image and damage its relations with its neighbors.

By Press TV

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