A meeting was
held in Moscow between Anton Kobyakov, Advisor to the President of the Russian
Federation, and Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jassim Al-Thani, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Russian
Federation. They discussed strengthening economic and political ties between
the two countries, cooperation in the field of environmental protection and
nature conservation, as well as Qatars participation in the St. Petersburg
International Economic Forum as a guest country.
Advisor to
the President of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov noted that relations
between Russia and Qatar reached a new level: «Relations between our countries
are going through a good stage. We have signed a visa waiver agreement and
launched direct flights. I am delighted to note that this years first large
international economic event the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
will enjoy Qatars most active participation, which will facilitate further
strengthening of our cooperation in various areas.»
At this
years St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Roscongress Foundation
plans to sign cooperation agreements with the Qatari Businessmen Association,
the Qatar Financial Centre, the Qatari-Russian Cooperation Centre and the Doha
Forum.
«Qatar
traditionally participates in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
This years status of a guest country is a great honour for us. SPIEF has
always been and will forever stay the leading platform for establishing new
business ties and signing partnership agreements. We take an interest in
developing the bilateral dialogue between our countries for further
strengthening of our cooperation and joint implementation of investment
projects,» emphasized Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jassim Al-Thani, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Russian
Federation.
In early
2020, Roscongress Foundation and the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Moscow discussed
the possibility to create an investment fund, with large corporations and
private investors involved on both sides.
As a partner,
Qatar supports many cultural events, forums, and exhibitions in Russia.
Scholarships have been offered to talented Russian students to study Arabic. A
number of business visits and events were organized, including a visit of a
Russian delegation to Doha to participate in the Doha Forum in December 2019,
as well as a virtual seminar on RussiaQatar economic partnership, aimed at
developing investment cooperation.