Iranian FM due in Oman Tuesday

KUN0010 4 GEN 0151 FRANCE /AFP -GAS6 POL-OMAN-IRAN-MOTAKI Iranian FM due in Oman Tuesday MUSCAT, Oct 31 (KUNA) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki is due in Oman Tuesday for a one-day visit to hold meetings with senior Omani officials including Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, an official Omani source told KUNA. Motaki and Alawi's meeting will focus on the Iranian nuclear program and ways to strengthen relations between Oman and Iran, the source said. Talks will also focus on several other regional and international issues, he added. The Iranian-Omani relations have strengthened considerably in the political, economic, and development fields during the past few years, he further pointed out. The visit, the source said, is within a framework of exchanged visits and coordination between the two nations on major international and regional issues.(end) ahr.ris.wsa KUNA 310941 Oct 06NNNN