Doha, March 02 (QNA) - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received Monday a phone call from HE President of the friendly Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.

At the beginning of the call, HE the Russian President expressed his country's solidarity with the State of Qatar in the aftermath of the Iranian aggression, emphasizing that Russia is ready to provide any kind of support that helps overcome the fallout of these assaults and strengthen Qatar's security and stability.

For his part, HH the Amir expressed his thanks and gratitude to HE the Russian President for his genuine sentiments, as well as the solidarity and support he showed, valuing the bilateral friendship and cooperation between the two nations.

During the call, they discussed the developments in the region, with both sides underscoring the importance of pursuing dialogue and negotiations as the overriding priority and ramping up diplomatic efforts to help de-escalate the tensions and safeguard regional security and stability.

In addition, the two sides addressed the strategic relationships between the two friendly countries and ways to support and strengthen them across fields. (QNA)