President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Al-Madijian and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met and discussed on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit in Moscow on Tuesday, November 5. At this meeting, while reviewing the state of relations between Tehran and Doha, the parties emphasized the importance of deepening political and economic relations and utilizing existing capabilities to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Also, according to the official news agency IRNA, strengthening coordination between gas exporting countries was one of the other axes of these consultations on the sidelines of the eighth summit of this intergovernmental forum.