A meeting between Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the
Russian President, and HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Minister of Commerce and
Industry of Qatar, took place in Moscow.
The issues of political and trade-economic interaction
between two countries, as well as cooperation in the energy and cultural spheres
were discussed during the meeting.
The meetings agenda also included
the interaction between Russia and Qatar at the forum track. Qatar will
participate in SPIEF 2020 as a guest country. The participation of a high-level
Qatari delegation in the Forum was discussed, as well as the construction of a
large-scale national pavilion of Qatar at the Forums venue.
«Qatars participation in SPIEF
will lay a foundation for further cooperation between our countries. There are many
areas of mutual interest that require work, so that our political agreements
are translated into practice,» noted Anton Kobyakov.
«Qatar highly appreciates the initiative by President
of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to invite Qatar to SPIEF as a guest
country. We have prepared an eventful programme as part of the Forum, and we hope
to hold a successful Forum together with our Russian colleagues. We also see a
strong potential for cooperation between our countries in such areas as
industry, technology, innovation, agriculture, and food security,» said HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari.
Meeting participants discussed interaction formats for
implementing priority investment projects. From the Russian side, it will be operated
by the Roscongress Foundation as a socially oriented non-financial development institution
that has the ecosystem necessary to support business initiatives. From the Qatari
side, the project will be coordinated by the Investment Promotion Agency of
Qatar. The work will continue
the cooperation and implementation of agreements between Russia and Qatar
reached at SPIEF and will help boost trade-economic cooperation and mutual
investment.
In conclusion of the meeting,
Anton Kobyakov invited Mr Al Kuwari to visit the Russia House in Davos, the
official Russian residence during the World Economic Forum on 2024 January
2020.