A view from the meeting.
DOHA: Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani yesterday received the visiting Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomas Petricek and his accompanying delegation in the presence of QC First Vice Chairman Mohamed bin Twar, Vice President of Czech Chamber of Commerce Bořivoj Minář and QDB CEO Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa.
The meeting touched on reviewing cooperation between both parties in trade and economic fields as well as the role of the private sector in activating trade exchange and mutual investments.
Addressing the meeting, Sheikh Khalifa said that the State of Qatar and the Republic of Czech are connected with strong relations in all fields, noting that their trade volume registered a 28 percent growth in the last five years.
Sheikh Khalifa said that Czech is an attractive investment destination for the Qatari private sector, affirming that Qatari investors are eager to learn about the investment opportunities available in Czech to build economic alliances with their Czech counterparts and establish joint projects in both countries.
There are 6 Czech-Qatari companies operating in Qatar in various sectors including services, hospitality, sports consultancies and food stuffs, Sheikh Khalifa added.
“Qatar has managed to build one of the world strongest, fast-growing economies which is able to overcome all regional and global challenges through adopting sound economic strategies aiming at diversifying income resources and providing support for the private sector to be a real partner in the march of accomplishing the Qatar National Vision 2030,” he noted.
QC Chairman stressed that measures adopted by the Qatari government, which included legislative reforms such as Free Zones Law and Non-Qatari Capital Investment Law, contributed to increasing the competitiveness of national economy that successes to overcome the unjust siege imposed on the country for more than two years.
Qatar has built an active and attractive investment environment through developing its infrastructure and providing incentives that attract investment in all sectors, he pointed out, assuring that the scope is open for Czech companies to avail the business climate and investment opportunities available in Qatar.
He called on Czech companies and businessmen to boost their joint cooperation and set up alliances and partnerships at all economic sectors with their Qatari counterparts.
Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Tomas Petricek said that his country is interested to strengthen cooperation with Qatar in all economic fields and attract more foreign investments, noting that there are many Czech delegations visited Qatar to develop relations to higher levels.
He noted that the visiting delegation included representatives of 20 Czech companies specialized in tourism, lightning, technologies, communication, financial services, real estate, energy and environment management.
Czech is located in distinct position in Europe. It is a large market linking European Union, he added.
He noted that Czech sought to offer innovative projects that attract more investments, especially that it is known of its products of high quality.
