Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (R) receiving an invitation to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran from Iranian Vice President Hamid Baghaei during a meeting at the presidential palace in Cairo on August 8, 2012. Press TV
Egypt's President Holds Talks With Iran's Vice President -- L.A. Times
The meeting between Mohamed Morsi and Hamid Baghaei is the highest-level official contact between the nations in decades and signals a new era in Egyptian diplomacy.
CAIRO — Signaling a new era in Egypt's diplomacy, President Mohamed Morsi met withIran's vice president Wednesday in the highest-level official contact between the two strategic nations in decades.
Morsi's visit with Hamid Baghaei gave Iran a diplomatic coup amid sharpening international pressure over its nuclear program and links to Syria. It came as Egypt's new Islamist president looks to gradually reshape the pro-American policies of toppled leader Hosni Mubarak to reflect political shifts brought by the"Arab Spring" revolts.
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Update #1: Iran's vice-president to pay historic visit to Egypt -- Ahram Online
Update #2: Egypt President Morsi receives official invitation to Tehran NAM summit -- Press TV (Iran)
My Comment: The purpose of this visit is to invite the Egyptian President to a Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran. If accepted, this signals a major shift in Egypt's foreign policy, with consequences that I am sure that many in the region are pondering right now.
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