WANA (Jul 15) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi traveled to Doha on Wednesday to attend a memorial ceremony for former Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and to convey Iran’s condolences to Qatari officials.

 

According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Araghchi’s visit is aimed at offering condolences following the death of the former emir and delivering messages of sympathy to Qatar’s leadership.

 

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former emir of Qatar and father of the country’s current ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, died on Saturday after an illness and old age.