Doha, 20 Feb. 2022 (QT)

By Ashraf Siddiqui

Ambassador of Iran to Qatar HE Hamid Reza Dehghani has revealed that a number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) will be signed during a two-day visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who will be arriving in Doha on Monday on the invitation of the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, ambassador Dehghani said that both leaders will discuss issues of mutual interests and regional and international issues as well as further possibilities of strengthening bilateral economic, cultural and tourism ties. The envoy said, “Iran gives great importance to the bilateral relations and there are regular constant dialogue and consultations between Qatar and Iran.”

He said President Raisi will be participating in the 6th summit of Gas Exporting Countries to be held in Doha on Tuesday, adding that on the sidelines of the summit, President Raisi and the accompanying members of the delegation, including foreign minister, oil minister and several others, will have a couple of meetings with Qatari officials.

The envoy said Qatar and Iran are trusted neighbours and have stood with each other in difficult times. “Qatar has established its position as a mediator on the
world level and Iran is interested in benefiting in its role in building better relations with the United States, West and the Arab region for peace, security, stability and development of the people of our region,” Dehghani said.

About the Iran nuclear
agreement, he said Iran has complied with its commitments and welcomes any effort to return the United States as pledged in the Iran nuclear agreement between Iran and the five plus one countries.