Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation and the worsening situation in Gaza, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said, Al Jazeera reports.

A ministry statement said the two top diplomats addressed “developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, along with several other topics of mutual interest” in the call on Sunday.

Sheikh Mohammed, who is also Qatar’s prime minister, welcomed recent US-Iran nuclear negotiations mediated by Oman, the ministry noted.