Qatar
Qatar, Saudi vow to reinforce fraternal ties
*Amir, Saudi Crown Prince co-chair 8th meeting of Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council *Amir and the Crown Prince witness signing of the high-speed electric rail link agreement between the two countries.
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud co-chaired the eighth meeting of the Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh Monday.
At the outset of the meeting, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia welcomed His Highness the Amir and the accompanying delegation in Riyadh. He highlighted that the brotherly relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia are strong and historic.
His Royal Highness praised the Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council's role in supporting and strengthening bilateral relations, affirming that Saudi Arabia is committed to advancing them for the interests of the two brotherly peoples.
His Highness further pointed out that the agreements signed by the two countries during this visit reflect the level of partnership and the tremendous cooperation between them, emphasizing that Qatar is committed to reinforcing its fraternal cooperation with Saudi Arabia for the ambitions of the two brotherly peoples in support of security, peace, and prosperity in the region.
During the meeting, both sides discussed the brotherly relations between the two countries and aspects of cementing them in a variety of partnership areas, particularly in the priority fields, including political, security, military, energy, industry, economy, investment, trade, technology, infrastructure, culture, tourism, and education, in addition to reviewing the latest developments on issues of mutual interest to the two countries on the regional and global stages.
His Highness the Amir and the Crown Prince witnessed the exchange of the high-speed electric rail link agreement between the governments of the two countries.
The meeting was attended by His Excellency Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, His Excellency Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, His Excellency Chief of the Amiri Diwan Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi, His Excellency Minister of Finance Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, His Excellency Minister of Culture Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad bin Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Excellency Minister of Sports and Youth Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani, His Excellency Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal al-Thani, His Excellency Minister of Transport Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Thani, His Excellency Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi, His Excellency Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh al-Khulaifi, alongside a lineup of ministers and members of the official delegation accompanying His Highness the Amir.
From the Saudi side, the meeting was attended by Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud; Minister of State and Cabinet Member Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud; Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif al -Saud; Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah al-Saud; Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan al-Saud; Minister of State, Cabinet Member, and National Security Advisor Dr. Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban; Minister of Commerce Dr. Majid bin Abdullah al-Qasabi; Minister of Finance Mohammed bin Abdullah al- Jadaan; Minister of Investment Khalid bin Abdulaziz al-Falih; Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal bin Fadel al-Ibrahim; and HE Minister of Media Salman bin Yousuf al-Dossary; along with a number of ministers and high-ranking officials.
Thereafter, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud signed the minutes of the eighth meeting of the Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council.
His Highness the Amir and the Crown Prince previously held a bilateral meeting ahead of the meeting of the Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council and discussed a range of issues and subjects of shared interest.
The Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia held a luncheon banquet in honour of His Highness the Amir and his accompanying delegation.