Iran says Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Muscat on Nov. 17 for talks with Oman, following a recent call in which both sides agreed to continue consultations.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei announced the trip, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported. Baghaei said Araghchi would meet Oman’s foreign minister but gave no further details about the agenda. Oman’s Nov. 5 statement did not mention the planned visit.
During a Nov. 5 phone call, Araghchi and Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi agreed to continue consultations, Oman’s Foreign Ministry said. In describing that discussion, the ministry cited diplomatic contacts concerning navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, maritime safety, and the flow of international trade and energy supplies.
The Nov. 5 statement did not identify those subjects as the agenda for the planned visit. Baghaei’s announcement gave no arrival time, meeting format or expected outcome.
