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DOHA
QATAR'S mission in Brussels has inaugurated the new headquarters of its embassy.
The inauguration was attended by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders, Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad al Mureikhi along with a number of Belgian officials and high-level representatives of European institutions as well as Arab and foreign ambassadors in Belgium and NATO representatives.
In his speech on the occasion, Reynders commended the level of relations between Belgium and Qatar and expressed his delight at the advanced progress of partnership in record time.
While lauding the visit of Belgian economic delegation headed by HRH Princess Astrid to Qatar in March 2015, he said that the mission contributed to strengthening the existing partnership between the two countries and opening prospects for other new partnerships.
The deputy prime minister attributed the steady growth in bilateral relations to the strong convictions and importance attached by the two sides to the relationships, adding that the inauguration of the building reflects the progress of the relations.
He pointed out that the new headquarters of the Embassy of Qatar reaffirms Qatar's commitment to a more effective and constructive cooperation with the Brussels-based international institutions as well as with all other actors operating in the capital of Europe.
On his part, Mureikhi said that the value of the building is not only in its architecture but also in the consolidation of the concepts of development of relations between Belgium and Qatar. He said that the bilateral relations between the two countries have recently seen a remarkable development on different levels through political and economic visits which culminated in the signing of several agreements and memoranda of understanding in many fields.
Pointing to the geopolitical importance of Belgium as it is the capital of the European Union and hosts the headquarters of the Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and many other organisations, Mureikhi stressed the significance of partnership with Belgium and hoped for further progress in relations between the two countries.
Qatar's Ambassador to Belgium HE Sheikh Ali bin Jassim al Thani thanked the Belgian government for the support extended on the construction of the edifice.
The envoy expressed his happiness at the opening of the new headquarters of the embassy in the presence of Belgian deputy prime minister and Mureikhi as well as ambassadors accredited to Belgium, among others.
