During a meeting in Tehran with Qatar's crown prince, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran and Qatar had common interests and a common understanding of the plots of the enemies.
Ahmadinejad said that the developments in Lebanon and Yemen, and in the Palestinian arena, were the basis for expanding cooperation between the two countries.
Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani said that Qatar sees Iran as a strategic force in the region, and is acting so that all Arab countries will recognize it as such.
Sourcee: Al-Khaleej, UAE, February 3, 2010; ISNA, Iran, February 2, 2010
