HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received a telephone call from UK Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday.
The Emir reviewed with the UK prime minister bilateral relations and a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest.

Emir sends Independence Day greetings
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani have
sent cables of congratulations to Lebanese President General Michel Aoun on his country’s Independence Day.

Lankan minister holds talks with QC officials
Sri Lanka Minister of Water Supply and Drainage Rauff Hakeem held talks yesterday with officials in Qatar Chamber (QC) on improving business ties between the two countries.
In a statement released in QC, the minister expressed his hope that the meeting will result in joint projects that will increase bilateral trade, particularly in water desalination, electricity, tourism, real estate, food security and agriculture.
The minister said that his country is full of investment opportunity and is looking to attract more investments by creating a pro-business environment for commercial, infra-structure, real estate and tourism projects.
He added that the Sri Lankans were keen on attracting more visitors from Qatar and the Gulf to visit tourist spots in the country.
He also said that Sri Lanka is keen on Qatar using the Sri Lankan human cadres, particularly in fields such as engineering and medicine.
He highlighted that the number of workers in Sri Lanka exceeded 140,000.

Envoy presents credentials
President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki has received the credentials of Jaber Ali al-Athba as Qatar’s ambassador to Eritrea.
The ambassador conveyed the greetings of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to the President Afwerki.
The Emirtrean president reciprocated HH the Emir’s greetings and wishes and wished the Qatari ambassador success in his duties and in advancing and strengthening the ties of friendship and co-operation between Qatar and Eritrea.