HH The Amir and President of China Witness Signing of an Agreement, MoUs

His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and HE President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping attended the signing ceremony of an agreement, memoranda of understanding and protocols between both countries, held at the People's Palace in Beijing on Thursday.

The two leaders witnessed signing of an agreement on promoting cooperation in the infrastructure sector between the governments of the State of Qatar and the People's Republic of China, as well as the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishing a strategic dialogue mechanism between the governments of the State of Qatar and the People's Republic of China, aimed at planning and coordinating on bilateral relations and cooperation in important strategic projects and pushing forward cooperation between the two sides in all fields.

HH The Amir and HE the Chinese President also witnessed the signing on an MoU on cooperation in the field of training diplomats between Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the State of Qatar, the China Foreign Affairs University of the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the Chinese diplomatic academy. They also witnessed the signing of an MoU on drafting the Qatari-Chinese implementation plan of the Belt and Road Initiative between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the State of Qatar and the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China, aimed at developing a roadmap and action plan for the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative.

HH The Amir and HE the Chinese President witnessed the signing of a cooperation protocol between the China-Qatar Friendship Association and the Chinese-Arab Friendship Association which includes establishing a friendship committee between both countries to promote visits between the peoples of the two countries and support the twinning agreements between cities. They also witnessed the signing of an MoU the cooperation between Qatar Free Zones Authority in the State of Qatar and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade which includes establishing mechanisms to promote continuous cooperation and coordination between both sides and organize trade delegation visits between both countries. They also witnessed the signing of an MoU on promoting cooperation is creating business events between the National Tourism Council in the State of Qatar and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in the People's Republic of China aimed to create the conditions for cooperation in the field of business events and encouraging the public and private sectors to invest in it.

The signing ceremony was attended by Their Excellences members of the official delegation accompanying HH The Amir.

From the China side, the ceremony was attended by Their Excellences a number of ministries and senior officials.