INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Iran and Qatar have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase cooperation between the aviation industries of the two
Mahdi-Bakhsh and President of the General Civil Aviation Authority State of Qatar Mohammed Faleh Al-Hajri in a meeting held in Tehran on
the MOU, Iranian airlines will facilitate the travel of the World Cup tourists to Iran during the 2022 Qatar World Cup.Iran has also
expressed readiness to remove visa requirements for foreigners who aim to visit Iran as they visit Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.In February,
Iran and Qatar 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
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
important and influential countries in the region, saying: "The World Cup 2022 is not exclusive to Qatar and we intended to use the
capacities of all countries in the region in this regard."EF/MA
