Qatar makes preperations for Khatami's visit

Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jasem bin Jabir al-Thani will visit Tehran in the coming week to arrange for Khatami's visit to Doha.

Iranian President Mohammed Khatami will start his Arab tour on May 10. Syria will be his first stop, then he will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Qatari sources told ArabicNews.com that the Qatari foreign minister phoned his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharazi, yesterday from Tokyo as he escorted the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on his Asian tour and that they agreed on the foreign minister's visit to Iran following Kharazi's return from his tour that comprises Russia, Germany and Italy.