Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says regional challenges ‘necessitate coordination’.
Qatar’s emir has held talks with Iran’s president in Tehran amid excessive tensions within the area, kicking off a state go to that’s anticipated to incorporate a gathering with the nation’s supreme chief.
“It’s my pleasure to go to Iran at this time in a time the place the area is witnessing loads of challenges and developments that necessitate coordination,” mentioned Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at a joint information briefing with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
Pezeshkian mentioned that the international locations have sturdy relations, and maintain “comparable viewpoints relating to the area and worldwide points”.
The assembly comes as tensions stay excessive throughout the area, with fragile ceasefires holding following months of conflict in Lebanon and Gaza and a transitional authorities in place in Syria following the removal of President Bashar al-Assad.
The leaders mentioned “the unity of the Syrian territories and the participation of all classes in Syria to find out their future”, Sheikh Tamim mentioned.
Pezeshkian mentioned that Iran thanked Qatar for its mediation efforts in securing a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza after 15 months of Israel’s conflict there.
The leaders additionally mentioned increasing financial ties.
“We confirmed the need of exploring extra possibilities within the subject of the economic system and commerce between our each international locations,” Sheikh Tamim mentioned.
Tohid Asadi, a professor of politics on the College of Tehran, mentioned the assembly was “critically vital”.
“We heard the 2 leaders put an emphasis on the need of peace within the area [and] on the need of increasing [economic] ties,” Asadi mentioned.
Sheikh Tamim was anticipated to satisfy later with Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s non secular chief and its highest authority, Asadi mentioned.
