Iran and Qatar have signed three major deals on civil aviation as the two countries expand their cooperation in the run-up to the World Cup 2022 in Qatar
A spokesman of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization said on Monday that the deals had been signed earlier in the day between senior government officials from Iran and Qatar as they met in the resort Iranian island of Kish in the Persian Gulf
Senior Iranian and Qatari government officials pose for a photo during a two-day conference that started on April 10, 2022 in the southern Iranian island of Kish
Mir Akbar Razavi said the deals included agreements to increase the number of flights between Iran and Qatar during the World Cup from November 21 to December 18
The two other deals will cover issues on aviation control and search and rescue services, said Razavi
The deals came on the second day of a two-day conference in Kish between Iranian road and transportation minister Rostam Qassemi and his Qatari counterpart Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti and their accompanying delegations.Iran mulls free visas for Qatar World Cup visitorsIran’s Foreign Ministry proposes to offer free visas to foreigners visiting Qatar for World Cup 2022
Iran has vowed it will provide full logistics support to Qatar during the World Cup including by providing accommodation and aviation services to help the Arab country better organize the tournament
Iran also wants to use the event as a major opportunity to boost a domestic tourism sector hit by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic over the past
two years