QNA
Astana
His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan HE Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held an official session of talks at the Akorda Presidential Palace in the capital Astana on Wednesday.
At the beginning of the session, the President of Kazakhstan welcomed HH the Amir and the accompanying delegation, appreciating His Highness’s acceptance of the invitation to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit.
The Kazakh president also expressed his aspiration to enhance bilateralrelations between the two friendly countries at various levels and areas of cooperation.
For his part, HH the Amir expressed his sincere thanks to the Kazakh president for the warm reception and the invitation to participate in the summit, expressing his happiness with the level of cooperation and friendship between the two countries. He said he looked forward to pushing the relations to broader horizons through the visit, in a way that achieves the interests of the two friendly peoples.
They also exchanged views on the most prominent regional and international developments of common interest.
HH the Amir and the Kazakh President also exchanged views on the issues and topics on the SCO Summit agenda.
The session was attended by Chief of the Amiri Diwan HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani; Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi; Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Thani; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, and a number of members of the official delegation.
The Kazakh side, it was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Murat Nurtleu; Deputy Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Qatar-Kazakhstan Joint Higher Committee HE Serik Zhumangarin; Assistant to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for external affairs HE Erzhan Kazykhan; Minister of Finance HE Erulan Jamaubaev; Minister of Energy HE Almassadam Satkaliyev, and a number of senior officials.
HH the Amir and the Kazakh president held a bilateral meeting during which they discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two friendly countries and a number of issues of mutual interest.
HH the Amir also attended a dinner banquet hosted by President of the Republic of Kazakhstan HE Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, at the Presidential Center, in honour of the heads of State and Government participating in the SCO Summit.
