Iran, Qatar can help regional states find stable arrangements to solve problems: FM Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again reiterated the Islamic Republic's principled stance on opposing all policies based on bullying, saying Iran and Qatar can help regional states reach stable arrangements to solve their problems.

Zarif made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani who arrived in Tehran on Monday at the head of a high-ranking delegation to hold talks with Iranian authorities on bilateral issues and regional and international developments.

Iran's active diplomacy forges ahead.

Over past week, met with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Griffiths, Iraqi FM @Fuad_Hussein1, & today with Qatar FM @MBA_AlThani_.

Iran, Turkey & Russia deputies will meet Tuesday in Sochi to advance Astana process.

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He said regional countries need to strengthen cooperation and find "stable" arrangements to settle issues in the region, emphasizing that relations between Iran and Qatar can play a leading role to that end.

In an interview with Bloomberg television news network on January 19, the Qatari foreign minister called on the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council member states to enter negotiations with neighboring Iran in order to patch up their differences.

Qatar urges Persian Gulf states to start talks with Iran, end rift

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani urges the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states to engage in talks with Iran.

Al Thani said the time was right for Doha to broker such talks, and that he has long called for a summit between leaders of the six-member council and Iranian officials.

The Iranian foreign minister welcomed his Qatari counterpart’s call for the Persian Gulf Arab countries to hold talks with Iran, saying Tehran has long demanded cooperation among neighbors towards establishing a strong Middle East.

FM Zarif welcomes Qatar’s call for Persian Gulf states to begin talks with Iran

Zarif welcomes a proposal by his Qatari counterpart for dialogue between the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf region and Iran to patch up their differences.

Elsewhere in his Monday meeting, the top Iranian diplomat hailed an agreement reached between Doha and Riyadh to end a three-year feud by reopening the Saudi airspace and land and sea borders to Qatar.

Saudi, Qatar to reopen land, maritime borders after three years of feud

Riyadh has reached an agreement with Doha to end a three-year feud by reopening the Saudi airspace and land and sea borders to Qatar as of Monday, Kuwait’s foreign minister said in televised comments.

He said Iran is ready to boost cooperation with Qatar in different fields.

The visiting Qatari foreign minister, for his part, expressed his country's readiness to improve ties with Iran, particularly in the economic sector and hailed the Islamic Republic's assistance to Doha during the Saudi-led embargo.

Al Thani stressed the importance of adopting new approaches and bolstering cooperation in the region and said Doha is keen to play an effective and key role in this regard.

He expressed hope that issues in the region would be solved within the framework of regional initiatives as soon as possible.

The Iranian and Qatari foreign ministers also exchanged views about ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

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