TEHRAN - Officials from Iran and Qatar emphasized the need for expanding cooperation in the field of aviation.

Head of Iranian Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Mohammad Mohammadibakhsh and Head of Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) Mohammed Falah Al Hajri held talks in the Qatari capital of Doha on bilateral ties and development of relations in the field of aviation.

The two sides exchanged views on increasing the level of bilateral cooperation, deepening mutual ties, and developing the aviation relations between the two countries, IRNA reported.

Iran’s Ambassador to Doha Ali Salehabadi also attended the meeting.

Back in July 2022, Iran and Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase cooperation between the aviation industries of the two countries.

The MOU was signed by Mohammadi-Bakhsh and Faleh Al-Hajri in a meeting held in Tehran.

The agreement was made following two rounds of bilateral talks in Doha and the Iranian southern Kish Island.

In February 2022, Iran and Qatar had also signed six MOUs to cooperate in various areas of transportation including air and maritime as well as in the preparations for the World Cup 2022.

The MOUs were endorsed by Iranian Minister of Transport and Urban Development Rostam Qasemi and Qatar's Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti in Kish Island.

The documents included an agreement previously approved by Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi during his visit to Qatar, as well as, three cooperation MOUs on air transportation, an MOU on maritime transportation, and a document on cooperation regarding Qatar World Cup 2022.

During his meeting with Qasemi, Al Sulaiti also expressed his country’s willingness for the expansion of maritime ties with Iran’s southern coastal provinces.

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