Iranian President Responds to Qatari Emir’s Letter


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – President of Iran Hassan Rouhani has responded to a letter that Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent to Iran last month, Iranian envoy to Doha said.

Iran’s Ambassador to Doha Hamid Dehqan said in a post on his Twitter account that he has submitted the message from President Rouhani to the Qatari Foreign Ministry officials.

The message has been delivered in response to a letter that the emir of Qatar sent to the Iranian president in February.

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani had passed on the written message in a visit to Tehran.

In the letter, the Qatari leader had described Iran as a powerful and influential country in the region, stressing the need for cooperation and consultations among the Persian Gulf countries to settle the problems.