HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met with HE Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong at The Istana presidential palace in the capital, Singapore, on Thursday.
At the outset of the meeting, HE Prime Minister of Singapore, greeted HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and his accompanying delegation, wishing them a pleasant stay, and expressed his hope that His Excellency's visit would contribute to strengthening bilateral relations between Qatar and Singapore.
In turn, HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Prime Minister of Singapore for the warm reception and hospitality, pointing out that Qatar and Singapore possess several elements to consolidate the cooperation relations between the two countries and raise them to broader horizons, pointing to the importance of benefiting from the exchange of experiences between the two friendly countries and peoples.
During the meeting, views were exchanged on the key topics on the agenda of the 8th session of the joint supreme committee between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Singapore, in addition to discussing bilateral relations, and ways of developing and enhancing them in various fields, especially in the areas of trade, investment, education, social development, culture and tourism. The two sides also discussed the most important regional and international developments of common interest.
The meeting was attended by a number of Their Excellencies ministers and high-ranking officials members of the official delegation accompanying HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs; and a number of Their Excellencies ministers and senior officials on the Singaporean side.
HE Prime Minister of Singapore hosted a luncheon banquet in honor of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and the accompanying delegation.
And as an expression of the depth of cooperation between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Singapore, HE the Singaporean Prime Minister gifted HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs a Singaporean orchid, during the ceremony naming one of the famous types of flower bearing the names of a number of senior official guests after His Excellency.
HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs was accorded an official reception ceremony upon his arrival at The Istana presidential palace in the capital, Singapore.