Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani asserted on Saturday that his country was keen to continue mutual steps to boost cooperation with Egypt in various fields in the coming period by maximising Qatari investments in Egypt and utilising the broad investment opportunities available in the country.
According to a statement by the Egyptian presidency, the Qatari emir stressed his appreciation at the same time of the Egyptian community in Qatar’s contributions to the construction and development of the gulf country in all fields.
Earlier on Saturday, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Tamim held a summit at the Presidential Palace in Cairo as part of the Qatari monarch’s first visit to Egypt since Cairo and Doha resumed diplomatic ties last year as part of the Al-Ula Declaration that ended an over three-year-long diplomatic rift.
During the meeting, the two sides agreed to develop bilateral cooperation in various fields, especially in the energy and agriculture sectors, the statement read.
They also agreed on investment cooperation and increasing trade exchange, especially in supporting the flow of Qatari investments to Egypt in order to benefit the interests of both countries, the statement added.
“I was happy to visit the Sister Arab Republic of Egypt and meet my brother, his excellency President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo, where we discussed ways to boost our bilateral cooperation in different fields” Tamim wrote on his official Twitter account on Saturday shortly after President El-Sisi bid him farewell at Cairo International Airport.
“We also exchanged views on bolstering and activating joint Arab work in a way that achieves the aspirations of our peoples in development and stability and supports the security of the region and the world.”
There are nearly 230,000 Egyptians working and living in Qatar, according to the latest estimations.
