DELEGATION LED BY RA DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES PART IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN DOHA
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 13 2006
DOHA, APRIL 13, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. On April 11, the 6th
international conference “Democracy, Development and Free Trade”
was held in the capital of Qatar Doha. About 600 representatives
from different countries of the world, prime ministers, ministers and
businessmen, took part in it. The conference was solemnly opened by
Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Tani. The Armenian delegation
at the conference was led by RA Deputy Foreign Minister Gegham
Gharibjanian. During his visit to Qatar G.Gharibjanian also had
meetings with Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Tani, Foreign
Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasem bin Jaber Al-Tani, State Minister
of Foreign Affairs Ahmad bin Abdallah al-Mahmud. As Noyan Tapan was
informed by RA Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department,
issues regarding development of Armenia-Qatar relations, cooperation
in international structures, as well as a number of issues of bilateral
interest were touched upon at the meeting. Details concerning the terms
of convention of the first sitting of Armenian-Qatar intergovernmental
commission and the Armenian delegation’s participation as a Honorable
Guest in the Asian 15th games to be held on 2006 December 1-15 in
Doha were also discussed. The necessity of organization of high-level
mutual visits was especially stressed. Preliminary agreements were
reached on this issue.