President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and
Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a summit at Ittihadiya Presidential
Palace, as the Qatari leader visits Egypt for the first time since Cairo and
Doha resumed diplomatic ties last year as part of Al-Ula agreement that ended
an over three-year-long diplomatic rift.
The two leaders listened to the national anthems of both countries before starting summit talks.
The Qatari emir was received by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi at Cairo International Airport on Friday evening.
The summit today between the two leaders aims to ensure full normalization of relations between the two countries, according to a diplomatic source.
Tamim’s visit will see the signing of a number of economic agreements, and ensure Qatari investment in Egypt, especially in the energy field, added the diplomatic source.
The two leaders are set to discuss during the summit the full scope of bilateral relations between the two countries and means of boosting them, according to the Egyptian presidency.
They will also discuss a host of political, regional and international issues, the presidency added.
On the sideline of Tamim’s visit, the Egyptian-Qatari Business Council meetings will be launched with participation of businessmen to enhance trade, investment and economic relations between the two countries.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
