The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the Islamic Republic knows no limits when it comes to expansion of relations with neighboring countries.

Ali Shamkhani made the remarks in a Monday meeting with Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi, Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affair, who is currently in Tehran.

He said, “Within the framework of neighborhood diplomacy pursued by the administration of [Iranian President] [Ebrahim] Raeisi, development of all-out cooperation with neighboring countries is Iran’s top priority in foreign relations and we set no limits in this regard.”

He hailed the effective efforts made by Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his government to help with regional and international issues, saying, “Fraternal and constructive relations between Tehran and Doha can serve as a model for [promotion of] ties with other regional countries.”

The top Iranian security official pointed to the appropriate level of mutual relations in different fields, and stressed the importance of removing the existing obstacles in order to improve trade and commercial cooperation and implement joint infrastructure projects in proportion to the political interactions between the two countries.

The Qatari official, for his part, hailed an agreement reached between Iran and Saudi Arabia earlier this month to normalize relations, saying the important step would improve stability and security in the region.

Al-Khulaifi added that the expansion of all-out relations with Iran is among the priorities of Qatar’s foreign policy and emphasized that the two countries should increase the volume of commercial cooperation and speed up the implementation of infrastructure projects, which are among the main factors that could lead to the improvement of Tehran-Doha economic relations.

Earlier on Monday, the Qatari official also held a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.