Iranian Foreign Minister Says Blocking Sudan From Saudi Airspace is Regrettable

Ali Akbar Salehi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has paid a brief visit to the famine-striken capital of Somalia. He has pledged relief assistance to the displaced persons residing there in Mogadishu., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.

Iranian FM: Blocking Airspace to Sudanese Presidential Flight Regrettable

FNA

The Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi expressed regret over the Saudi decision to close its airspace to the flight of Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir who intended to visit Iran to take part in President Hassan Rouhani's Oath ceremony.

In a telephone conversation with The Sudanese Foreign Minister, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Karti, the Iranian foreign Minister expressed regret over the circumstances which kept the Sudanese President from attending President Rouhani’s inauguration ceremony.

During the phone conversation, both sides expressed hope the two presidents would hold meetings in Tehran and Khartoum.

Riyadh had closed its airspace to the Sudanese Presidential flight.

The Sudanese President was traveling to
Tehran to attend Rouhani’s inauguration ceremony on Sunday afternoon.

President Al Bashir’s plane returned to Khartoum Airport.

The Sudanese President had been invited by the Iranian Foreign Ministry to take part in the Oath ceremony of President Rouhani on Sunday.

Sudan's media outlets had earlier informed that President Al Bashir would be traveling to Tehran for the ceremony.