Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry, HE Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada (left), Acting Aspire Zone Foundation President Khaled  Abdulla al-Sulaiteen (centre), and Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta.

 

By Sports Reporter/Doha

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta paid a visit to the Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence in Doha on Monday as part of an official Italian state visit to the Gulf region.

Letta, who arrived in Qatar on Sunday evening, met with Acting Aspire Zone Foundation President Khaled Abdulla al-Sulaiteen and was given a guided tour of the Academy’s world class sporting facilities.

Over the course of the morning visit, Letta praised the vision and concept of Aspire Academy before being presented with an Academy token shield inside the Academy VIP Hall.

Also present was Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry, HE Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada and a team of Italian business delegates.

A huge football fan himself, Letta’s appearance at the Academy follows a recent visit to Aspire by his favourite team, AC Milan, whose Under-16 side competed in the 2014 Al Kass International Cup that took place last month.