His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali held bilateral discussions with the Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his delegation earlier today at State House.

Discussions included areas of mutual interest and cooperation.

President Ali was joined by Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips; Vice President, the Honourable Dr Bharrat Jagdeo; Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, the Honourable Dr Ashni Singh; Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Honourable Hugh Todd and a number of Ministers and other Government Officials.

The Amir was accompanied by his Chief of the Amiri Dawan, HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani; the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, HE Saad bin Sherida Al Kabbi; the Minister of Commerce and Industry; HE Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Qassim Al Thani; the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi and several other senior members of his Government.

Prior to the meeting, the Amir witnessed a cultural presentation of Guyana.

Additionally, President Ali and the Amir were on hand for the signing of two agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

The Head of State of Qatar is on a historic one-day State Visit to Guyana aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and fostering cooperation across various sectors.