His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued Decree No. 45 of 2018, ratifying a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on conducting a political dialogue for issues of common interest between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, signed in Doha on August 2, 2017, annexed to this decree and to have the force of law in line with Article 68 of the constitution.
His Highness the Amir also issued Decree No. 46 of 2018 ratifying the MoU on mutual recognition of eligibility certificates for maritime workers between the governments of Qatar and Turkey, signed in Doha on December 2, 2015, annexed to this decree and to have the force of law in line with Article 68 of the constitution.
His Highness the Amir issued Decree No. 47 of 2018, ratifying an agreement between Qatar and Germany on encouraging and protecting mutual investments and its annexed protocol, signed in Bonn on June 14, 1996, annexed to this decree and to have the force of law in line with Article 68 of the constitution.
His Highness the Amir issued Decree No. 48 of 2018, ratifying an MoU between the governments of Qatar and Sri Lanka on mutual exemption of visas for holders of diplomatic, private and official passports, signed in Doha on October 10, 2017, annexed to this decree and to have the force of law in line with Article 68 of the constitution.
His Highness the Amir also issued Decree No. 49 of 2018 on ratifying an air transport agreement between the governments of Qatar and Armenia, signed in Doha on April 4, 2002, annexed to this decree and to have the force of law in line with Article 68 of the constitution.
His Highness the Amir issued Decree No. 50 of 2018, ratifying an air services agreement between the governments of Qatar and Turkmenistan, signed in Ashgabat on March 7, 2016, annexed to this decree and to have the force of law in line with Article 68 of the constitution.
His Highness the Amir also issued Decree No. 51 of 2018, ratifying an MoU in the youth and sports fields between the governments of Qatar and Bulgaria, signed in Sofia on March 8, 2018, annexed to this decree and to have the force of law in line with Article 68 of the constitution.
His Highness the Amir issued Decree No. 52 of 2018, ratifying the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products adopted during the fifth session of the conference of the parties to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, signed on November 12, 2012 in Seoul, annexed to this decree and to have the force of law in line with Article 68 of the constitution.
The decrees are effective starting from their date of issue and are to be published in the official gazette.

Instruments of ratification issued

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued on Wednesday an instrument of ratification approving draft protocol to amend certain provisions of an agreement between the governments of Qatar and Azerbaijan concerning the exemption of holders of diplomatic and special passports from visa requirements, signed in Baku on March 8, 2016.
The Amir issued an instrument of ratification approving the ratification of the agreement on the mutual abolishing of visa requirements between the Government of Qatar and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, signed in Doha on March 20, 2018.
His Highness the Amir also issued an instrument of ratification approving the ratification of an agreement on abolishing of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and special passports between the governments of Qatar and Togo, signed in Doha on April 30, 2018.
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