Iran Press/ Middle East: During the meeting, the Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Rostam Ghasemi, also discussed the launch of regular shipping lines between the ports of the two countries and the further use of Iranian airspace by Qatari airlines.
Stating that his visit to Qatar and talks with his Qatari counterpart had previously been planned, Ghasemi added, "In this visit, we will explore avenues to develop trade and economic cooperation between the two countries and we hope this visit will pave the suitable way for holding expert-level meetings between businesspersons of the two countries in line with expansion of bilateral trade-economic cooperation."
Turning to the high level of political and economic cooperation between the two countries, the Iranian Roads minister added, "Visiting trade and commercial ports, and also airports of Qatar has been put atop agenda of the visit, and it is tried to pave the suitable ground for enhancing bilateral relations in the economic field given the serious determination of political officials of the two countries of Iran and Qatar."
Elsewhere in his remarks, Ghasemi pointed to the imminent visit of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi to the Qatari capital Doha on Monday and added, "It is hoped that the two sides will clinch good agreements in transportation and transit fields."
Turning to the country's strategic significance in the region and its location in the East-West and North-East Corridor, he stated that the development of relations with neighboring countries is of the government's leading political and economic strategies.
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