In the meeting of the Emir of Qatar with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was held on the sidelines of today's CICA summit in Astana, the two sides discussed ways to improve bilateral relations, especially in the economic and commercial fields.
In this meeting, Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi welcomed the 35% growth of trade relations between the two sides in the past one year and described the existing capacities in the two countries as suitable for developing relations and raising the level of cooperation.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, also announced his country's readiness to implement the promotion of relations between the two countries to a strategic level. He thanked the cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in preparing the grounds for holding the World Cup as best as possible.
Referring to the right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to peaceful use of nuclear energy, Emir of Qatar said, "One of the wonders of the international community is that the most stubborn opponent of Iran's use of nuclear energy is the regime that has the most dangerous nuclear weapons and arsenals.