The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani held a meeting with HE Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the friendly Federal Republic of Germany, at the Amiri Diwan today.
Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany HE Friedrich Merz held Thursday an official session of talks at the Amiri Diwan.
At the outset of the session, HH the Amir welcomed HE the Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany and the accompanying delegation, hoping that this visit would contribute to developing relations between the two countries, pushing them to broader levels.
In turn, HE the Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany voiced his thanks and appreciation to HH the Amir for the warm welcome, stressing Germany's keenness to strengthen cooperation relations between the two countries in various fields, especially in the economic and investment fields.
The session discussed ways to support and strengthen the strategic relations between the two countries and ways to develop them across various areas of partnership, particularly in the economy, investment, trade, energy, and military cooperation. In addition, it discussed key regional and international issues and developments.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Chief of the Amiri Diwan HE Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Khulaifi, and a number of Their Excellencies the Ministers and senior officials attended the meeting.
On Germany's side, the session was attended by a number of Their Excellencies ranking officials, members of the official accompanying delegation.
HH the Amir and HE the Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany held a bilateral meeting, where they exchanged views on regional and international developments of common concern.
HH the Amir held a luncheon banquet in honor of HE the Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany and the accompanying delegation.
Earlier, HE the Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany arrived at the Amir Diwan, where he was accorded an official reception ceremony.