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TEHRAN (Iran News) –Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani, the Iranian Defense Minister, has touched down in Doha to hold crucial meetings with Qatari defense and military officials.

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Porto forward Mehdi Taremi has been nominated for the AFC Asian International Player of the Year.

Kaoru Mitoma (Royale Union Saint Gilloise/Brighton & Hove Albion and JPN) and Kim Min-jae (Fenerbahce/SSC Napoli and KOR) are the other candidates.

Iran’s Amin Hazbavi has been nominated for the AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men’s) as well as Kuryu Matsuki (Aomori Yamada High School/FC Tokyo and JPN) and Lee Seung-won (Gangwon FC and KOR).

Iranian players Moslem Oladghobad and Saeid Ahmad Abbasi will vie with Guilherme Kuromoto (JPN) for the AFC Futsal Player of the Year accolade.

Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran is a candidate for the AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Bronze) accolade. Football Association of Brunei Darussalam, All India Football Federation and Syrian Football Association have been also nominated for the honor.

Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran is also a nominee for the AFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum) award as well as Japan and Uzbekistan Football Associations.

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Dragan Skocic’s side lost to Algeria 2-1 Sunday night in a friendly match but what is more worrying is the management challenge in the football federation ahead of the prestigious event.

The federation is leading by an acting president and it could be a huge blow to the team’s preparation for this year’s World Cup.

The Iranian fans have a strong fear of being humiliated by powerhouses England in the competition after the National Team’s lackluster performance against the Algerian team.

Iran are to play the U.S. and Wales in Group B as well.

Many critics argue that Skocic is not a good option to lead the National Team in the World Cup, but the federation’s disorganization is the bigger problem at the moment.

The federation has to arrange more friendlies, however, it should first find its new president in September.

Iran football can make history to qualify for the World Cup next stage for the first time ever but the federation wastes the opportunity without a shadow of a doubt.

It cannot appreciate the chance to access this significant achievement.

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During the President’s visit to Qatar, cooperation documents in different political, economic, cultural and sports fields were signed between the two countries.

During the first day of the visit of Raisi to Qatar on Monday morning, contracts in the different political, economic, cultural, sports fields were signed by the Iranian and Qatari ministers in the presence of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Raisi.

The 14 signed cooperation documents are in the fields of aviation, trade, shipping, radio and television, visa cancellation, electricity, standards, culture and education.

After the meeting and signing the cooperation documents, the Qatari Emir and the Iranian president attended a joint press conference.

“We seek change in regional relations towards interaction, cooperation and integration, Raisi said during the joint press conference,” said Raisi.

Referring to the ongoing Vienna talks, the Iranian president said that the United States must prove its willingness to lift the anti-Iran sanctions.

He also said, “Today we have expanded our cooperation in the fields of economy, energy, infrastructure, culture and food security.”

Iran has won in the battles against terrorism and Maximum Pressure Campaign waged by the former U.S. president, the president also noted.

Iran’s capability to successfully fight terrorism brings security to the world, he said, adding that Iran extends its hand of friendship to the countries in the region for maximum interaction.

The president also said that Afghanistan’s neighbors and all groups must help the country to form an inclusive national government.

Raisi also called for the lifting of the blockade on the oppressed Yemeni people, stressing that the only solution to the Yemeni crisis is intra-Yemeni talks.

Emir of Qatar, for his part, said that the agreements signed with Iran increase cooperation between Iran and Qatar, attaching great importance to the role of joint committees in enhancing bilateral ties.

The Emir also further stressed the need for cessation of the Israeli regime’s aggression on the Palestinians, emphasizing that the Palestinians have the right to self-determination.

On the ongoing Vienna talks, Al-Thani said that his country hopes that an agreement will be concluded that will meet the demands of all parties and guarantee the rights of all countries to peaceful use of nuclear energy.

The Emir of Qatar gave his country’s national football kit to Raisi after congratulating Iran on qualifying for the 2022 world cup in Qatar as the first Asian country.

The president will also attend a meeting with Iranians living in Qatar this evening, as well as with Qatari and Iranian businessmen, and the two countries’ high-level delegations will discuss the most important bilateral issues.

Raisi and his accompanying delegation arrived in Doha on Monday morning to meet with high-ranking Qatari officials and attend the 6th Summit Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Doha.

During the meeting, Emir of Qatar gifted the president with a kit of Qatar’s national soccer team.

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Alireza Peyman-Pak, Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran said on Saturday with regards to the upcoming visit of Iranian President to Qatar and said, “Participating in Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and holding bilateral talks with senior Qatari officials have been cited as the two main aims behind upcoming visit of Iranian President Raeisi to Qatar.”

Turning to the high capacities and opportunities of cooperation between Iran and Qatar, Peyman-Pak stated, “In addition to holding talks pertinent to oil by senior officials of Iranian Petroleum Ministry, Iranian ministers of industry and tourism will also hold bilateral talks with their Qatari counterparts for the development of trade and tourism cooperation.”

He put the current trade volume exchanged between Iran and Qatar at about $300 and $400 million which is very negligible and stated, “With the planning made in this regard, it is expected that bilateral trade between the two countries will increase to $1 billion next year.”

Cooperating in the field of industrial development for exporting products to third countries and using high capacities and capabilities of Qatar for development of value chain and transit are of the other issues with regards to expanding trade ties between the two countries, he added.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the deputy minister of industry referred to the opportunity of Free Trade with Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) next year (to start March 21, 2022) and also lucrative $500 billion market of EAEU and stated that giant steps have been taken in order to expand trade and economic activities with EAEU member states.

Iran and Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for cooperation in a variety of areas at the end of the two countries’ seventh Joint Economic Committee meeting which was held in Isfahan in late November 2020.

Based on this MOU, the two sides agreed to cooperate in forming a joint trade working group between the two countries, establishing trade centers between the private sectors of the two sides, establishing commercial affiliates in the embassies of the two countries in Tehran and Doha, and using the ports of the two countries to boost the export and import of goods.

Cooperation between the two countries’ chambers of commerce to encourage the private sectors of the two sides for joint ventures, the development of cooperation in the fields of agriculture, electricity, water and wastewater and gas, cooperation in the field of cultural heritage, handicrafts, and tourism, including holding a cultural week in Isfahan, were among other provisions of the mentioned MOU.

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In the meeting, Al-Ahbabi said Qatar seeks expansion of trade ties with Iran, adding that in the first eight months of 2021, the trade exchanges between Iran and Qatar has grown considerably but it has not met expectation and has not been enough.

He added that the private sector has an especial role in economic development and this role should be more colorful. He noted that traders should not think only of exports, adding that Iranian and Qatari traders can create the ground for expansion of trade between the two states through launching a fully Iranian company or in cooperation with a Qatari owner.

Al-Ahbabi went on to say that Qatar is after launching a system for registering companies in Qatar so that Iranians can register their company in Qatar from inside Iran through the economic section of the Qatar Embassy.

Then Head of the Iran-Qatar Joint Chamber of Commerce Mr. Adnan Mousapoor, for his part, extended an especial gratitude to Qatar’s Ambassador to Tehran for expansion of economic relations with Iran and pointed to the significance of trade development with Qatar. He added that the main approach of the chamber is not merely promotion of exports but it is more focused on the joint investment between Tehran and Doha.

Mousapoor went on to say that the chamber seeks to launch a permanent exhibition of Iran in Qatar to put on display for the public the capacities of the country in the fields of tourism, industries, culture and technical and engineering services.

He also pointed to the upcoming Soccer World Cup event to be held in Qatar and said 2022 World Cup in Qatar is not a sport event but it is a big economic and cultural event that Iran should take advantage of it for broadening joint economic cooperation between Iranian and Qatari traders.

Then in the meeting, members of the board and participants reviewed problems related to trade with Qatar and Qatari commercial attache vowed the problems to be resolved in the future.

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Zarif made the remarks in a tweet early Monday after meeting with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha.

“Excellent consultations with my brothers H.H. Emir of Qatar @TamimBinHamad & DPM/FM @MBA_AlThani_ on expansion of constructive bilateral relations & enhanced coordination on regional & global issues,” Zarif tweeted.

“#HOPE initiative is Iran’s approach to the region,” he added.

Addressing the UN General Assembly meeting in September 2019, President Rouhani presented Iran’s HOPE initiative which calls on all regional countries to cooperate in order to promote security in the Persian Gulf.

On Sunday evening, Zarif discussed the latest developments in Tehran-Doha relations in different fields with Qatar’s emir, describing the existing potential to expand bilateral ties as positive.

During the meeting, Zarif explained Iran’s stance with regard to expanding its relations with regional countries. He also briefed the emir on the latest developments in the Vienna talks between Iran and the other parties to a 2015 nuclear deal.

For his part, the Qatari emir underlined the importance of bilateral relations between Tehran and Doha, and voiced his country’s willingness to further expand the ties.

Earlier in the day, Zarif told his Qatari counterpart that the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy approach is based on the expansion of relations with regional states.

He also called intra-regional talks aimed at boosting stability in the region a vital necessity.

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