‘Export from Iran to Qatar is expected to hit $1b in 2 years’

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
economic capacity of Qatar including Hamad Free Zone were of the main achievements gained in the visit of Iranian trade delegation to Qatar,
Committee meeting in Doha to outline avenues for future cooperation.The MOU was signed by Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian and
determines the framework of cooperation in various fields including transit, transportation, industry and trade, energy, customs and free
zones, tourism, culture, agriculture, sports, etc.Speaking at the eighth meeting of the Iran-Qatar Joint Economic Committee, Mehrabian
emphasized the Iranian government's approach to developing international relations and said: "Considering our good relations in the past,
Iranian and Qatari private sectors, and we are happy to see that a large conference with the participation of Iranian businessmen is being
held in Doha at the same time as the meeting of the joint committee," Mehrabian saidAccording to the official, eight MOUs on food, medical
industry, knowledge-based companies, etc
were also signed between businessmen of the two countries on the sidelines of the mentioned meeting.The Iranian energy minister noted that
Iran and Qatar have set financial goals for 2023 and hope to see doubled economic relations and trade balance between the two
countries.Meanwhile, in the same day, Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) and Qatar Chamber of Commerce and
Industry also signed an MOU to form a Joint Economic Council.The document was signed by Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al-Thani, Chairman of the
Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and his Iranian Counterpart Gholam-Hossein Shafeie in Doha.In the signing ceremony, Al-Thani hailed
the formation of the council that makes up of elites of different economic sectors of the two countries.He said that the council will help
discover investment opportunities in both countries and develop mutual cooperation.The Qatari official stressed the importance of the
to boost trade ties with Qatar and said that there are numerous grounds for cooperation in this regard.In another event held on the
representatives of the two countries to discuss trade related issues and challenges.Speaking in that meeting, Peyman-Pak expressed the
between businessmen and private sectors of the two countries is one of the issues emphasized by the governments of Iran and Qatar, and both