GCC + Azerbaijan trade cooperation action plan approved: The GCC and Azerbaijan have approved a joint action plan for 2024-2028 to enhance strategic relations, GCC Secretary General Jassem Albudaiwi announced, according to a statement. The plan covers areas including trade cooperation, political coordination, investment avenues, and energy, according to the statement.

Qatar’s Al Sulaiti got busy at the IMO Assembly: Qatar’s Transport Minister Jassim Al Sulaiti met with Finland’s Transport and Communications Minister Lulu Ranne, Sierra Leone’s Transport and Aviation Minister Kabineh Moinama Kallon, and CEO and commissioner of the Liberia Maritime Authority Lenn Nagbe on the sidelines of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Assembly in London, according to a statement. The meetings covered Qatar’s bilateral relations with the three countries in transport, mobility, maritime navigation services, and ports. They also discussed enhancing maritime navigation safety and security while protecting the marine environment, the statement added.

Sulaiti also met with Greece’s Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Minister Christos Stylianides and Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy Minister Adegboyega Oyetola to discuss cooperation in maritime transport and ports.

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  • Although Iraq is not interested in entering into a trade agreement with Iran, the two countries still have the potential to achieve USD 20 bn in annual bilateral trade,Iran’s Special Trade Envoy to Iraq Farzad Piltan said. (Mehr)
  • Iraqi Communications Minister Hiyam Al Yasiri and Iran’s Communications and Information Technologies Minister Issa Zarepour discussed transit projects to increase connectivity within Iraq as well as providing internet services to land ports. (INA)
  • Iran’s Assistant to the Foreign Minister Issa Kameli and Ecuadorian President Daniel Nooba met to discuss enhancing trade relations. (IRNA)
  • Assistant to KSA’s Transport and Logistics Minister Ahmed Al Hassan met with Brazil’s Presidency Chief-of-Staff Rui Costa and Ports and Airports Minister Silvio Filho to discuss enhancing cooperation in transport and logistics. (Statement)
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