HH The Amir and Iranian President Hold Official Talks Session

His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held an official talks session with HE President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian at Lusail Palace this evening.

At the beginning of the session, HH The Amir welcomed HE the Iranian President and the accompanying delegation, wishing them a pleasant stay and for relations between the two countries further development and growth in various fields in a way that achieves the interests of the two peoples. His Highness praised the level of Qatari-Iranian cooperation based on joint interests and good neighborliness.

For his part, HE the Iranian President expressed his thanks to HH The Amir for the warm reception and generous hospitality, hoping that His Excellency's first official visit to the State of Qatar would contribute to pushing cooperation to broader horizons in various fields of cooperation.

The session dealt with bilateral relations between the two countries, the means to enhance them in different fields, particularly in economy, energy, and culture. The session also dealt with the most prominent regional and international issues of joint interest, particularly developments in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories as well as Lebanon.

The session was attended by HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, HE Chief of the Amiri Diwan Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, HE Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, HE Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, HE Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al-Thani, HE Minister of Sports and Youth Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani, and a number of Their Excellencies senior officials.

From the Iranian side, it was attended by HE Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi, HE Chief of Staff of HE the Iranian President Dr. Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei, HE Minister of Energy Abbas Aliabadi, HE Minister of Sports and Youth Ahmad Donyamali, and a number of members of the official delegation accompanying His Excellency.

HH The Amir and HE the Iranian President also held a bilateral meeting during which they discussed the most important developments in the region and the world, in addition to a number of issues of joint interest.

HH The Amir hosted a dinner in honor of HE the President and his accompanying delegation.

HE the Iranian President had arrived at Lusail Palace earlier, where an official reception ceremony was held for His Excellency.