Expansion of Iran-Qatar ties

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that expansion of relations between Qatar and Iran help promote understanding among countries of the region and prevent meddling of aliens in regional affairs. According to the Presidential website, President Ahmadinejad made the remark in a meeting with visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Adviser Khalid Mohammad al-Atiyeh in Tehran on Thursday. In the meeting, President Ahmadinejad described relations between Tehran and Doha as friendly and said the two countries enjoy very good relations and have adopted common stands on regional and global developments and can help promote understanding among regional countries. Once again the enemies seek to dominate the Middle East region in order to plunder its wealth and oil resources to ease their economic crisis, he said. The blatant interference of aliens and bullying powers in the affairs of regional countries only make the situation more complicated, he said, adding that countries of the region should expand cooperation and understanding to prevent the enemies from interfering in their affairs, said the Iranian president. The Qatari minister, for his part, submitted the written message of the Qatari Emir to President Ahmadinejad and described the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in regional developments as very significant. Referring to expert session of OPEC gas producers in Doha, he said Iran and Qatar can increase their cooperation in energy sector and play a leading role in the region, he said.