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IN BRIEF

May 25, 2013 | 01:32 AM

National Day cables

HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HE Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani have sent cables of congratulations to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki  on the occasion of his country’s National Day.

 

Envoy meets fund chief

Sheikh Ali bin Jassim al-Thani, Qatar’s ambassador to Belgium, has met with Craig Kennedy, the president of the German Marshall Fund of the US (GMF). Talks dealt with the fund’s role in promoting co-operation between Europe and Qatar in addition to its growing activities, especially after the success of the annual Brussels Forum, which attracted more than 400 participants from 47 countries.

May 25, 2013 | 01:32 AM