HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani have sent cables of congratulations to Frank-Walter Steinmeier on his election by the Bundestag as president of Germany.

FM receives
message from
Tajik counterpart

HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has received a written message from the Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Serageldin Aslov, dealing with bilateral relations and ways of enhancing them.
The message was handed over to HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi during a meeting with ambassador of Tajikistan to Qatar Ardeshir Qaderi.


Advisory Council
reviews draft law
on govt schools


The Advisory Council yesterday held its regular weekly session under the chairmanship of HE Speaker of the Advisory Council Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi.
At the outset of the meeting, HE the council’s Secretary General Fahad bin Mubarak al-Khayareen read out the agenda, which was approved, and then the council ratified the minutes of its previous meeting.
The council reviewed a report by the Cultural and Information Affairs Committee on a draft law regarding government schools and decided to submit its recommendations thereon to the council of ministers.


Qatar-Pakistan
ties reviewed


Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan General Zubair Mehmood Hayat has met with Qatar’s ambassador to Pakistan Saqr bin Mubarak al-Mansouri. Talks covered bilateral relations and ways of promoting them.


Malaysian official
meets Qatar envoy


Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Ramlan Ibrahim has met with Qatar’s ambassador Issa bin Mohamed al-Mannai. They discussed bilateral relations.