QNA/Doha
HE the Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Mahmoud has received the Golden Laurel Medal of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria in recognition of his efforts to boost Qatari-Bulgarian relations. Bulgarian Charge d’Affaires in Doha, Miroslav Zafirov, handed over the medal to the Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs during a meeting here yesterday. Al-Mahmoud thanked the government of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, hoping for further prosperity and progress to relations between the two countries. The Golden Laurel Award is given by the minister of foreign affairs of Bulgaria in recognition of an exceptional contribution to the development of closer economic ties.