DOHA – An official welcome ceremony was held on Monday for Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli at the Qatari Emiri Diwan where Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khaled bin Khalifa Al Thani received him.
The national anthems of Egypt and Qatar were played and the two premiers reviewed the the guard of honor.
Official delegations from both sides were attending ahead of launching the first day of the Egyptian premier’s official visit to Qatar.
The Qatari delegation included Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdel Rahman Al Thani, Finance Minister Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Minister of Trade and Industry Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad Al Thani, Minister of Public Health Hanan Al Kuwari and Qatari Ambassador in Cairo Salem Mubarak Al Shafi.
The Egyptian delegation grouped Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghafar, Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El Saeed, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait, Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir, Egyptian Ambassador in Doha Amr El Sherbini and Head of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Hossam Heiba and Head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone Walid Gamal.
Madbouli arrived in Doha on Sunday night embarking on an official visit to Qatar which comes upon an invitation from his Qatari opposite number.
The visit comes as part of the two countries’ keenness on bolstering bilateral ties in the various fields of common interest. The two sides are expected to hold an expanded session of talks and sign a number of documents and memos of understanding.
Also, the Egyptian delegation will meet with representatives of the Qatari businessmen league, the Qatari chambers of commerce and trade for talks on increasing Qatari investments in Egypt as well as doubling the volume of trade exchange.
