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Accord on mutual exemption of entry visa for citizens of Qatar, China signed

Published: 10 Jul 2018 - 08:39 am | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 12:02 am
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi and State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, sign the agreement in China, yesterday.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi and State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, sign the agreement in China, yesterday.

The Peninsula

DOHA: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met yesterday with State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, during his current visit to China.

At the outset of the meeting, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs referred to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, praising the tangible and accelerating development of bilateral relations in all fields. For his part, China’s State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs underlined the depth of the Qatari-Chinese relation and its remarkable development, commending Qatar’s successful hosting of the previous session of the Arab-China Cooperation Forum.

A final agreement was signed between the government of the State of Qatar and the People’s Republic of China on the mutual exemption of entry visa for citizens of both countries. The meeting discussed the strategic relations between the two countries and means of supporting and developing them in the diplomatic, economic, trade, tourism and consular fields, in addition to the topics on the agenda of the eighth session of the Arab-China Cooperation Forum.