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TEHRAN, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of
Morocco agreed to resume their diplomatic relations after four-year freeze,
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir
Abdollahian announced on Wednesday.
The agreement is the fruit of a phone conversation between Iranian Foreign
Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Moroccan counterpart Salaheddine Mezouar.
The two countries agreed to reopen their respective embassies in each
other's capital city and reactivate cooperation in various fields, the Iranian
official affirmed.
Rabat had severed ties with Tehran in 2009 as a result of dispute over the
two sides' attitudes towards the turmoil in Bahrain at that time. (end)
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