Qatar- HH the Emir Arrives in China

11/3/2014 5:06:56 AM

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Beijing November 03 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived Monday in Beijing on an official two-day visit to the People's Republic of China in response to an invitation by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

At the reception of HH the Emir and the accompanying delegation was China's Vice Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng and a number of ranking Chinese officials. Qatar's Ambassador in the People's Republic of China Sultan bin Salmeen Almansouri was also at the reception of HH the Emir at the Beijing International Airport. A number of Arab ambassador's accredited by China were also at the reception.

HH the Emir gave the following statement upon his arrival: "At the start of my visit to the People’s Republic of China I have the pleasure to extend on behalf of the people of the State of Qatar and my own behalf our warm greetings to His Excellency President Xi Jinping and His Excellency the Prime Minister Li Keqiang and to their esteemed government and people coupled with our best wishes of continued prosperity and progress to their friendly country.

I take this opportunity to commend the strong ties of friendship and cooperation between Qatar and the People’s Republic of China and reiterate our concern to further develop and strengthen them in various fields.

While I am looking forward to meeting His Excellency the President and His Excellency the Prime Minister and other high ranking officials to exchange views on issues of common interest I am confident that this visit would contribute to expanding the scope of cooperation between our two countries for the good and benefit of our two peoples." (QNA)

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