HH The Amir and President of Kazakhstan Hold Official Talks Session

His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and H.E President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a session of official talks at the Amiri Diwan today.

At the beginning of the session, HH The Amir welcomed H.E  the President of Kazakhstan, and his accompanying delegation, wishing them a pleasant stay and more development and prosperity for the relations between the two countries at all levels, looking forward that this visit, and its accompanied agreements and memoranda of understanding to be signed, will contribute to consolidating the cooperation relations and partnership to serve the interests of both countries. In this regard, His Highness stressed his keenness to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries.

For his part, H.E  the President of Kazakhstan expressed his thanks to HH The Amir for the warm reception and generous hospitality, praising the level of the Qatar-Kazakhstan relations. His Excellency pointed out that the State of Qatar is considered a key and main partner for Kazakhstan. H.E  the President of Kazakhstan expressed his wishes that his visit would contribute to strengthening the relations between the two countries at all levels.
Also during the talks, it was announced that the level of relations between the two countries had been raised to the level of strategic relations.

During the talks session, they discussed ways to support and develop the bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields of cooperation. In addition, they discussed the most prominent regional and international developments of common concern, especially those related to the developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories.

The talks session was attended by H.E  Chief of the Amiri Diwan Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, H.E  Minister of State for Energy Affairs Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, H.E  Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Thani, H.E  Minister of Culture Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Thani, H.E  Minister of Municipality Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah, H.E  Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi, and a number of senior officials.

On the Kazakh side, the session was attended by H.E  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Murat Nurtleu, H.E  Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin, H.E  Assistant to the President for External Affairs Erzhan Kazykhan, H.E  Minister of Energy Almassadam Satkaliyev, H.E  Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov, and a number of members of the accompanying official delegation.

HH The Amir and H.E  the President of Kazakhstan also held a bilateral meeting, during which they discussed a number of issues of common interest.

HH The Amir hosted a luncheon in honor of H.E  the President of Kazakhstan and his accompanying delegation.

H.E  the President of Kazakhstan was accorded an official reception ceremony upon arrival at the Amiri Diwan.