QCCI officials hold talks with Belgian businessmen

QNA/Doha

HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed Saleh al-Sada holding talks with Belgium’s Minister-President of the Government of Flanders and Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy and Agriculture and Rural Policy, Kris Peeters, in Doha yesterday. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and means of bolstering them especially in the energy and industry sector. The meeting was attended by a number of senior officials of Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Petroleum International

Officials from Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) and a delegation of Belgian businessmen held a meeting here yesterday. 
The meeting was aimed at increasing co-operation between Belgian and Qatari businessmen and to brief the visiting delegation on the investment opportunities available in Qatar, especially after Qatar won the bid to organise the 2022 World Cup. 
Deputy Chairman of Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mohamed bin Towar al-Kuwari, said Qatar is currently witnessing comprehensive development in all sectors, explaining that it has allocated large sums of money to develop the infrastructure.
He noted that Qatar National Vision 2030 is based on economic diversification and will give a greater role for the private sector in the development process, adding that will encourage the establishment of more partnerships between Qatari businessmen and their counterparts from various countries around the world. 
Al-Kuwari said the Belgian delegation’s visit to Doha and its meeting with Qatari businessmen would give adequate opportunity to both sides to expand areas of co-operation between the private sector in both countries, especially in areas such as construction, sports, information technology and small and medium industries. 
He expressed the hope that discussions between Belgian businessmen and their Qatari counterparts would bear positive results, stressing the Chamber’s readiness to provide all help to enhance co-operation between the two sides. 
For her part, Claire Tillekars, Director-General of the Investment and Trade Agency in Belgium, said she was aware of the vision of Qatar and its development strategy. She expressed the hope that her country would contribute to the construction boom in Qatar. 
The Belgian official added that she brought with her some 29 heads of companies from different disciplines to get briefed on the prospects of co-operation between Qatari businessmen and their Belgian counterparts, especially in areas such as construction, technology, energy and infrastructure.