Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said he has had a "constructive" meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud in Cairo.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said he has had a "constructive" meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud in Cairo.

Abdollahian met the Saudi crown prince on the sidelines of the inaugural ceremony of Egypt's new President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Monday.

"The meeting with the Saudi crown prince on the sidelines of the new Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's swearing-in ceremony was constructive," Amir Abdollahian said on Tuesday.

The Iranian diplomat said that he and the Saudi prince conveyed the greetings of the Iranian President and the Saudi King to each other, and underlined that Tehran and Riyadh want stability and progress for the two countries and the entire region.