Iran To Waive Visa Fees For 2022 FIFA World Cup Fans In Nearby Qatar

In January, Iran qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals, the third in a row and their sixth overall. Iran, who have never advanced beyond the group stage, will face arch-foe the United States and England in Group B.

• Agence France-Presse
• Updated: April 13, 2022 05:38 PM IST

The FIFA World Cup will be held in Qatar this year.© AFP

Iran announced Wednesday that it will waive visa fees for spectators of the 2022 World Cup finals, as it hopes to attract some of the football fans flocking to nearby Qatar. "The cabinet agreed to make visas free for spectators of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar who wish to visit Iran," tweeted the spokesman of the Iranian government, Ali Bahadori-Jahromi.

"This decision aims to encourage tourists to visit Iran during the World Cup and boost the tourism industry there," he added.

 

This comes after Qatari Transport Minister Jassim bin Saif al-Sulaiti on Sunday and Monday visited Iran's Kish island and signed six cooperation agreements, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.

Kish, a 92 square kilometre (35 square mile) resort island with white sand beaches, is a 40-minute flight or six-hour boat ride from Doha.

"The Qataris are very interested in using Iran's infrastructure in the 2022 World Cup," Iran's Transport Minister Rostam Ghassemi said Tuesday.

 

"Iran must use all the capabilities it has to benefit from this event," he added.

Key among the agreements was a deal to increase flights between the countries, rising from 72 at present to potentially as many as 200 a day, said Mohammad Mohammadi, the head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation.

 

The Qatari transport minister visited the passenger terminal of Kish International Airport, which is under construction, as well as the commercial and passenger port, IRNA added.

"Iran's contribution to the World Cup will be in the areas of air and sea transport and accommodation of foreign and Iranian passengers," Ghassemi said.

 

"We also plan to offer foreign fans and tourists during their stay in Iran the opportunity to visit the country's tourist gems."

To encourage travel, Iran's tourism ministry had said earlier that visas could be waived for inbound visitors from Qatar during the two months of World Cup.

 

Visitors could apply for free single or multi-entry passes for 20 days during that period, the ministry said.

 

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In January, Iran qualified for the World Cup finals, the third in a row and their sixth overall.

Iran, who have never advanced beyond the group stage, will face arch foe the United States and England in Group B.

China: US is the world's number one economic bandit

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized the country's policies in a Twitter message, referring to the freezing of Iranian currency abroad as a result of US sanctions.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying wrote on her Twitter page about US sanctions policies against other countries, including Iran:  Freezing Iran's foreign exchange reserves. Seizure of Afghan assets. Blocking $ 300 billion in gold reserves and foreign exchange reserves and assets of institutions and individuals abroad. Surely these are enough to make the United States the world's number one economic bandit?

Visas for applicants traveling to Iran during the 2022 World Cup became free

The government spokesman said: with today's decision of the government, the issuance of visas to applicants traveling to Iran during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar became free.

According to ISNA, Ali Bahadori Jahromi wrote on his Twitter account:

"Another visit to Qatar by the President has been implemented. With today's decision of the government , the issuance of visas to applicants traveling to Iran during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar became free.

"This decree can play an effective role in attracting and encouraging world tourists to travel to Iran and boost the tourism industry in the country."

بازگشت سردار آزمون به تمرینات گروهی لورکوزن

سردار آزمون مهاجم ایرانی به تمرینات گروهی تیم فوتبال بایر لورکوزن بازگشت.

به گزارش خبرنگار مهر، سردار آزمون که به دلیل سرماخوردگی بازی قبلی بایر لورکوزن را از دست داده بود، از امروز در تمرینات گروهی این تیم شرکت کرد.

باشگاه لورکوزن با انتشار فیلمی از تمرین امروز، بازگشت آزمون را رسانه‌ای کرد.

با این شرایط انتظار می‌رود آزمون برای بازی یکشنبه هفته بعد لورکوزن مقابل لایپزیش به لیست بایر بازگردد.

 

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