The senior Iranian diplomat arrived in Doha on Saturday morning.

The Astana format meeting will be held in Doha because the foreign ministers of the three guarantor states of the Astana process –Iran, Russia and Turkey- are attending the Doha Forum 2024 in the Qatari capital.

The Astana format is dedicated to ending armed conflicts in Syria.

This session of the Astana process excludes Qatar.

Araqchi is visiting Qatar after a trip to Baghdad, where he held a joint meeting with his Iraqi and Syrian counterparts to discuss the developments in Syria, where armed rebels have captured many cities during the past week.