On the two-day visit, four agreements are expected to be inked between Iran and Qatar; Raisi will also represent Iran at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.
The president of Iran has arrived in Qatar to have high-level discussions with Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and to take part in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, which is being held in Doha (GECF).
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He is joined by numerous ministers, and during his two-day visit, Raisi is scheduled to sign multiple agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral ties with the United States.
As Raisi stated before left Tehran for Doha early on Monday, "We see this visit as a first step toward reactivating diplomacy with neighbors, particularly with nations in the Persian Gulf region, and utilizing their potential to strengthen political and commercial relations."
Four agreements will be inked between the two nations, according to Iran's minister of roads and transportation, Rostam Ghasemi. The agreement on a proposal to connect Iran and Qatar by an undersea tunnel is the most significant of them, according to Ghaemi, who spoke on state television.
Two of the other agreements are related to shipping and the expansion of marine commerce, while the fourth agreement is concerned with the improvement of air travel between the two nations.
Raisi is also set to attend the GECF session on Tuesday, when he will represent Iran. Iran is home to the world's second-largest natural gas reserves, behind only Russia and Qatar.
The visit takes place at a time when Iran and the world countries who were parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement are claiming that long-running discussions in Vienna to revive the deal — which was unilaterally abandoned by the United States in 2018 – are in their last stages of negotiation.
If the negotiations are successful, Iran's complete return to the global energy market might be heralded, as the country would be able to export its oil and derivatives without being impeded by US sanctions.
Qatar has voiced strong support for the reinstatement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the nuclear agreement is officially called, as a measure that will strengthen regional and international security, according to the country.
Qatar has also played a role in delivering communications and serving as a conduit between Iran and the United States, since Tehran continues to refuse to engage directly with Washington as a result of Tehran's decision to withdraw from the historic nuclear agreement.
Since 2017, when a number of other Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, broke diplomatic ties with Qatar and put an embargo on the country, Iran and Qatar have developed much stronger ties.
Both parties have maintained such ties after the blockade was removed and diplomatic contacts were reestablished in early 2021, when the blockade was lifted.
SOURCE: NEWS AGENCIES
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