FM Says Farewell to Outgoing Qatari ambassador

At the end of his diplomatic mission, outgoing Qatari ambassador to Iran Ibrahim Abdul Rahman Al-Moghaisib met and talked with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, to say goodbye, AVA Diplomatic reports.

During the meeting Zarif thanked the outgoing Qatari ambassador for his efforts during his tenure to expand Tehran-Doha relations and wished him luck.

As two neighboring Muslim countries, Iran and Qatar have great commonalties and many grounds for cooperation in various political and economic fields,” Zarif stated.

Saying he held talks with his Qatari counterpart on the sidelines of the 68th UN General Assembly, Zarif stressed that the current developments in the region are sensitive including continued violence and extremism in Syria and Iran and Qatar should continue consultations to solve the ME issues through “political and diplomatic” means.

The Iranian Foreign Minister said that the two countries enjoy diverse capacities to develop economic cooperation and hoped that bilateral ties will further bolster through the implementation of the agreements already signed.

The Qatari envoy, for his part, appreciated cooperation of the Iranian officials with him during his mission and said Qatari high-ranking officials are firm in their decision to deepen relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in all the fields.

He also noted the two countries’ numerous potentials for cooperation, expressing hope Tehran Doha can continue expansion of ties particularly in economy, trade and business in the future.