Egypt’s Morsy says wants to expand Iran ties
A man watches the televised address by Muslim Brotherhood's president-elect Mohamed Morsy in Cairo June 24, 2012. — Reuters picDUBAI, June 25 — Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsy said in an interview with Iran's Fars news agency today that he was looking to expand ties with Tehran to create a strategic “balance” in the region.
Fars quoted him as saying he was interested in better relations with Tehran. “This will create a balance of pressure in the region, and this is part of my programme”.
Fars said he was speaking a few hours before the results of the Egyptian election were announced yesterday. — Reuters
