His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and the President Lenin Moreno of the Republic of Ecuador, Monday evening, held an official session of talks, at the Presidential ‘Carondelet Palace’ in the capital Quito.

At the beginning of the meeting, the President welcomed His Highness the Amir and the accompanying delegation, noting the warm welcome by the Ecuadorian people to His Highness the Amir, and expressed the hope that this visit would contribute to deepening and developing relations of the two friendly countries and to push them for further partnership and investment.

The President said that the meeting with His Highness the Amir dealt with ways of enhancing cooperation in fields of common interest, especially in the areas of energy, infrastructure and other fields.

For his part, His Highness the Amir expressed his thanks to the President and the Ecuadorian people for their hospitality and warm reception accorded to him and the accompanying delegation.

His Highness the Amir said that the relationship between the two countries is solid and strong stressing that this visit will be a new start to further strengthen relations, especially in the economic and trade fields and in various domains.

His Highness the Amir expressed the State of Qatar's confidence in the Ecuadorian economy and the investment climate, and the outcome of the technical meetings in this field. His Highness the Amir added that Qatar investments are for future generations in Qatar. His Highness the Amir also praised Ecuador's positions toward the just issues in the Arab world.

The expanded talks dealt with ways of strengthening the cooperation between the two countries in the political, economic and social fields, where the President and His Highness the Amir affirmed their keenness to promote the political dialogue between the two countries in addition to the effective cooperation in energy, tourism, infrastructure, environmental protection, youth and sports sectors.

His Highness the Amir also discussed ways of activating the agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed between the two sides in order to meet the aspirations of the two friendly peoples.

In the regional and international fields, the latest developments were discussed where His Highness the Amir and the President stressed the importance of continuing close coordination on common issues at multilateral organizations and international forums such as the United Nations and the Group of 77.

On the Middle East issues, the President praised Qatar's firm stance towards the Palestinian issue, and Qatar's handling of the Gulf crisis, which the President expressed the importance of resolving it through dialogue and diplomatic means.

At the end of the talks, His Highness the Amir invited the President to visit the State of Qatar, and the President welcomed the invitation.

The meeting was attended by the members of the official delegation accompanying His Highness the Amir.

On the Ecuadorian sides, it was attended by a number of ministers and senior officials. (QNA)

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