Tehran is eager to resume and develop close relations with Cairo given the two nations and governments' strong willingness and enthusiasm for the resumption of ties, Iranian top diplomat Ali Akbar Salehi announced on Sunday, Fars news agency reported.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran voices its readiness to promote the level of relations with Egypt," Salehi said, addressing the first conference on Islamic Awakening in Tehran on Sunday.
"Under the new conditions in the region, we obviously hope and wish to have the best relations with those regional countries which are experiencing change and evolution," he added.
Salehi also underlined Tehran's preparedness to share its capabilities and experiences in different fields with the regional nations, including the Egyptians.
The Iranian top diplomat had also earlier voiced confidence about the improvement of relations between Iran and Egypt, but meantime said that resuming ties between the two Muslim states needs time and patience.
"Egypt is currently under certain pressure, yet the Egyptian government and nation are in consensus about the improvement of relations with Iran as soon as possible," Salehi said in May.
After the collapse of Hosny Mubarak's regime, the Iranian and Egyptian officials voiced their interest in the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries and Salehi officially invited the then Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Al-Arabi to pay a visit to Tehran.
The Iranian foreign minister and his former Egyptian counterpart also held a meeting in Bali, Indonesia last month.
During the meeting which took place on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the two diplomats conferred on ways to promote the bilateral relations between Tehran and Cairo, and stressed the need for continued consultations in this regard.
Al-Arabi had earlier announced that Cairo would soon open a new page with Iran.
Al-Arabi who was replaced with Mohamed El-Orabi became the next Arab League Secretary.