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TEHRAN, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah arrived in Iran's capital Tehran on Wednesday for talks with Iranian senior officials, Tehran Times daily reported.
Bin Alawi is scheduled to meet President Hassan Rouhani and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on bilateral and regional issues.
The Omani top diplomat's visit to Iran comes amid a diplomatic standoff between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc.
The bloc, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain, has severed diplomatic ties with gas-rich Qatar, accusing it of supporting and financing extremism and terrorism, which Doha has repeatedly denied.
