TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that the COVID-19 outbreak has “turned into a global problem” and that “all governments and nations” have to cooperate to counter it.
Speaking on the phone with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Saturday, Rouhani said that “no country will be able to fully avoid the COVID-19.”
“All countries will consequently have no choice other than to share their experience and resources to counter this issue,” he said.
The president added that “we look forward to expanding bilateral and regional medical cooperation with all countries in the region.”
Highlighting the Iranian Health Ministry’s special measures to contain the outbreak, Rouhani said Iran “is carrying out specific health protocols related to its trade and export of goods”.
He also said Tehran and Doha can “return their flights to normal” by implementing a specific health protocol proposed by Iran.
Sheikh Tamim welcomed Rouhani’s proposal for cooperation between the two countries’ health ministries and the formation of mutual medical protocols allowing trade and travel between the two countries.
“The country and government of Qatar see themselves by the side of the Iranian government and nation and will not hesitate to engage in cooperation and provide any support to fight this decease,” he said.
Qatar announced Saturday its first coronavirus case, a Qatari citizen who was on an earlier evacuation flight from Iran.
- source : Iran Daily, Irannews
