Qatar and Iran: common interests and strong historic relations
Gulf Times
HH the Amir will start Thursday an official visit to Iran.
HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will start Thursday an official visit to the sisterly Islamic Republic of Iran, during which HH will meet President Ebrahim Raisi and a number of senior Iranian officials.
HH the Amir's talks in Tehran are expected to focus on the bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to support and develop them, especially in the economic, trade, and investment sectors, as well as other sectors that could develop bilateral cooperation for the benefit of the two countries and peoples. The talks will also focus on maintaining the regions security and stability, in addition to the most prominent regional and international developments.
Qatar and Iran have distinguished historic relations that developed and grew stronger and more firmly over the years, in an indication of the keenness of the two leaderships and their peoples to advance these relations and always push them towards broader horizons that serve the common interests, goals and aspirations of both sides.
Iran was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of the State of Qatar. A month after independence, the declaration to recognize the State of Qatar and the establishment of relations between the two countries was published. The first Iranian Ambassador presented his credentials in 1972 to HH the Amir of the State of Qatar, while the first Qatar Ambassador arrived in Iran in 1973.
