The minister stated on Friday that Iran was a “regional power that no one can ignore.”
Mohamed Kamel Amr further described diplomatic solution as the sole path to resolve the turmoil in Syria. He said that through diplomacy a major catastrophe can be avoided in the country.
He expressed Egypt’s strong opposition to any military solution in Syria, saying the military option “will only lead to further destruction and bloodshed” in the country.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of army and security personnel, have been killed in the violence, which was erupted after foreign-backed terrorists hijacked the peaceful protests of certain Syrian citizens demanding more rights and democracy.
The Egyptian foreign minister also called on Tehran and Cairo to remain committed to certain requirements in the course of resuming their ties.
Iran severed ties with Egypt after Cairo signed the 1978 Camp David Accord with the Zionist regime and offered asylum to Iran’s deposed monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.