Armenia and Qatar sign several MoUs and cooperation agreements

YEREVAN, June 13. /ARKA/. A number of cooperation documents and memorandums of understanding were signed today on the first day of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's two-day visit to Qatar.

According to the press service of the Armenian government, Deputy Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of the two countries signed MoUs on holding political consultations.

Yerevan Mayor Hrachya Sargsyan and Qatari Minister of Municipal Affairs Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Subeihi signed an agreement on declaring Yerevan and Doha sister cities.

During the meeting Sheikh Khalid Bin Khalifa Bin Abdulaziz Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Qatar, stressed the necessity of multilateral cooperation with Armenia. He expressed confidence that cooperation between the governments of Armenia and Qatar would rise to a new level after this visit.

In his turn, stressing the high level of political dialogue between Armenia and Qatar, the Armenian Prime Minister suggested giving a new push to the development and expansion of economic ties. He invited Qatari businessmen to Armenia to discuss the possibilities and perspectives of joint investment projects with Armenian partners.

Pashinyan and Sheikh Khalid discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of cooperation in economy, information technology, agriculture, transport infrastructure, trade, air communication and tourism.

Possibilities of cooperation in education, including student exchange, science, health and culture were also discussed. The interlocutors pointed out the big potential for the development of relations in all the abovementioned areas and in this respect the Prime Ministers of the two countries gave specific instructions to the heads of their corresponding state bodies. --0--