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11, 2019

President Armen Sarkissian met in Doha with the Prime Minister of the State of Qatar

President Armen Sarkissian, who is in the State of Qatar on official visit, today in Doha met with the Prime Minister of Qatar, Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.

The Prime Minister of Qatar welcomed the official visit of the President of Armenia to the State of Qatar and stressed the importance of the interstate relations with Armenia.

President Sarkissian expressed gratitude to the government of Qatar for assisting in the opening of the Embassy of Armenia in Qatar and noted that it would elevated the bilateral relations to a new level. He expressed hope that Qatar in its turn would open an embassy in Yerevan.

At the meeting discussed were opportunities for deepening the relations between the two countries. The parties concurred that there exist great opportunities and a good base for the expansion and strengthening of the cooperation between the two friendly states.

President Sarkissian noted that Armenia, as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, has every chance to become a transit state for entering the markets of other countries.

Among especially promising areas of cooperation were mentioned construction, real estate, tourism, agriculture, and food safety areas. President Armen Sarkissian underlined also existing great potential for collaboration in the scientific, educational, technological areas and in this context mentioned the opportunities for cooperation in the framework of the Presidential ATOM (Advanced Tomorrow) project which is aimed at the development of modern technologies and science in Armenia.

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