Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority has been busy: Qatar has inked several MoUs at the 2023 International Conference on Air Service Negotiations (ICAN) in Riyadh. The agreements were signed by QCAA manager Mohammed Faleh Al Hajri. The country signed agreements with Antigua and Barbuda to operate unlimited passenger and cargo flights; Ghana and Chad to expand transport rights and introduce open skies air services for passenger and cargo flights; Togo to expand air service cooperation; and Seychelles, Brazil and South Africa to increase the operation of passenger flights.

ALSO- Qatar and Saudi Arabia held talks on expanding cooperation in civil aviation, including enhancing air transport rights and expanding flight networks between the two countries, QNA reports.

That’s not all: Qatar also held talks with Bangladesh, Hong Kong,and Kenya, Turkey, Côte d’Ivoire and Uruguay to boost air transport cooperation.

Kuwait and Nigeria have also inked a bilateral air services agreement, BNN reports. The agreement should pave the way for direct passenger and cargo flights between the two countries, Concise reports.

Iran and Armenia plan to construct a new bridge over Armenia’s Aras River, Azerbaijani press agency APA reports. Aras’ existing bridge does not have the capacity for increased freight traffic, and there are considerations to construct a new bridge alongside the existing one, an Armenian official said. Work on the new bridge is expected to kick off at the start of February next year, coinciding with construction of a section of the INSTC logistics corridor, the official added.

Iranian and Indian diplomats in Armenia have also lobbied for the country to assume a role in the International North-South Transport Corridor (INTSC), with a route connecting India to Iran’s Chabahar port, before continuing north to Armenia and onwards to the Black Sea, Mehr reported. The new route is slated to boost trade with Europe.

ALSO WORTH KNOWING-

  • Iranian Agricultural Minister Mohammad Ali NIkbakht met with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Murat Nurtleu to discuss boosting trade and economic relations. (Mehr)
  • Iran and Russia are considering developing a roadmap to reduce their dependence in trade on currencies that can be used as a tool of “implementing unilateral enforcement measures,” like sanctions. (TASS)
  • Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has affirmed at the GCC SummitTurkey’s desire to further develop cooperation with GCC countries. (QNA)
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