Tuesday October 22, 2019 Safar 23, 1441 Vol.13 no. 4770 qR 2

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Sheikha Moza witnesses QSTP’s Amir to grace Japanese emperor’s enthronement ceremony today 10th anniversary celebration HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of , joined the ‘Catalyzing The Future’ celebration of Qatar Science & Technology Park’s Further boost to Qatar-Japan ties 10th anniversary, to mark a decade of cutting edge applied research, innova- tion and entrepreneurship, fostering a vibrant ecosystem that is essential to QNA tries was established in 1972 with the focus on Qatar’s goal toward its 2030 vision. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Tokyo the economic field. However, over the follow- Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani and Deputy Prime Minister ing years the areas of cooperation expended to and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammed al At- The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al include more sectors. tiyah attended the celebration. Attiyah, who chairs the Qatar Research, Devel- Thani arrived in Tokyo on Monday to par- Japan is an important trading partner of opment and Innovation Council, said Qatar’s goal is to rank among the world’s ticipate in the enthronement ceremony of HM Qatar, as it is one of the largest energy import- most advanced innovation economies. (HHOPL/AR Al-Baker) page 16 Emperor of Japan. ers, while Qatar is currently the fourth in the Upon arrival at Tokyo International Airport world as Japan’s largest supplier of energy re- (Haneda), the Amir was received by Special As- sources, especially natural gas. In 2017, Qatari sistant to the Foreign Minister of Japan Seiichi exports to Japan amounted to about QR42.12 Otsuka, Secretary-General of Japan-Qatar Par- billion, while imports amounted to about liamentary Friendship Association Tadahiko QR5.75 billion. Ito, Ambassador of Qatar to Japan HE Hassan Giant Japanese companies are contributing bin Mohammed Rafi al Emadi and members of to Qatar’s vital infrastructure projects, particu- the Qatari embassy. larly those related to Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 Amir’s participation in the enthronement FIFA World Cup and projects such as Hamad of HM Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Pal- International Airport, Qatar Metro, power gen- ace in Tokyo on Tuesday will further affirm eration and water desalination facilities. strong relations between Qatar and Japan. On April 30, Japan entered a new era that The Qatari-Japanese relations are charac- has not been seen in 200 years, after Japanese terised by their historical depth and develop- Emperor Akihito ended his reign by abdicating ment year after year, as well as being based on his throne to his eldest son, Prince Naruhito, strong friendship, mutual cooperation, respect who is now the country’s 126th emperor. and trust between the two countries. Over the Japan has completed its preparations to years, these relations have been characterised celebrate this unprecedented historic occasion. by close and fruitful cooperation, and economic The new emperor, dressed in a formal imperial exchanges have become the backbone of these attire, will take up a luxurious platform called relations for more than four decades. the Takamikura, the name of the throne, where Diplomatic relations between the two coun- he will cast his oath of office. 60,000 Qataris visit Widam set to open huge Germany every slaughterhouse in 2020 year, says envoy Satyendra Pathak CATHERINE W GICHUKI Doha Doha

Widam Food, the leading About 60,000 Qataris visit livestock and red meat pro- Germany every year, Germa- vider of Qatar, is planning to ny’s Ambassador to Qatar HE increase its slaughterhouse Hans-Udo Muzel has said. capacity from 3,100 heads per “Every year, there are about day to 5,100 heads in 2020. 60,000 Qatari visitors to Ger- According to the latest re- many. We know this from the port of QNB Financial Servic- number of visas issued,” the es (QNBFS), Widam plans to MoTC accredits Qatar’s first German envoy said on the side- open one of the largest slaugh- lines of a roadshow organised terhouses in the Middle East Currently, Widam operates seven slaughterhouses across Qatar with maritime training centre by the German National Tour- Germany’s Ambassador to Qatar at Al Wakrah in 2020 with a an aggregate capacity of 3,100 heads per day. THE Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) has ac- ist Office (GNTO) in partner- HE Hans-Udo Muzel daily slaughtering capacity of credited the Qatar International Safety Center (QISC) to be the ship with premium airline part- 3,500 heads per day. only be justified with higher with its good relations with lo- first centre of its kind to provide specialised maritime training ner Qatar Airways in Doha. welcome to visit Germany. Currently, Widam oper- expected business volumes. cal retail chains, we are of the in Qatar. QISC will provide maritime workers in Qatar and from The aim of the event was They are guaranteed to find ates seven slaughterhouses Moreover, the company view that Widam can be suc- other countries with specialised maritime training courses on to promote Germany as a year- high quality services, luxury across Qatar with an aggregate is also considering opening cessful in this product line,” the techniques of personal survival, fire prevention, firefighting, round travel destination and accommodation and facilities capacity of 3,100 heads per slaughterhouses in Australia the report said. elementary first aid, personal safety and social responsibili- to share the country’s latest as well as genuine apprecia- day, the report said. that would allow Widam to Widam currently has 64 ties. Beneficiary trainees will obtain certificates recognised by inbound tourism figures and tion for their business. We are The upcoming slaughter- import sheep meat rather than percent market share in the MoTC and internationally on completion of the course as Qatar forecast of the Gulf region. very much looking forward to house will bring the compa- live sheep during summer Qatari live sheep and sheep is an IMO member state. (QNA) page 2 The ambassador said Qatar hosting our friends and part- ny’s overall capacity to 5,100 months. meat market. is a vibrant market due to the ners from Qatar in our beauti- heads per day. “The company plans to Qatar’s strategic food se- presence of people from dif- ful country,” the ambassador Given that the compa- enter the processed meat curity project envisages that ferent countries. “People from said. ny imports approximately products market. Considering local production of red meat across the world are working According to Muzel, a ma- 300,000 live sheep from Widam’s strong brand recog- could go up from the current an attractive investment here and lots of them travel for jority of Qatari tourists use Qa- Australia every year, its new nition and price advantage in 18 percent to 30 percent by (PG 9) business and tourism to Ger- tar Airways to visit Germany. slaughterhouse capacity could imported products, coupled 2023, the report said. destination for Qatar: Kuwari many,” he noted. He said there is Qatar- “We are at the heart of Eu- German Air Cooperation Air rope. We offer everything as a Agreement and Qatar Airways business destination, travel and has a huge possibility to devel- tourist trade fair exhibition and op the German market. congress destination,” he said. “Qatar Airways is now fly- 10 food outlets penalised for violations: MME Large number of visas is- ing to five destinations in Ger- sued by the European countries many, including Munich, Berlin QNA Bin Mahmoud areas storing this year show that there’s a and Frankfurt. Qatar Airways is Doha foodstuffs inside the workers’ huge influx of travellers from flying several times a day.” housing in unsanitary condi- Qatar. The Ministry of Municipality tions and away from the eyes of “Travellers from Qatar are Continued on page 16  and Environment (MME) has the inspectors. The violations penalised 10 food establish- were immediately removed and ments in different areas of Doha violation reports were issued in for storing or preparing food- accordance with Law No. 8 of stuffs in unsanitary conditions. 1990 on the regulation of hu- In a statement on Monday, man food control. Cityscape Qatar to open today the MME said the violations Six restaurants, a bakery The eighth edition of Cityscape Qatar is all set to be inaugu- were detected during a single and a cafeteria in different ar- rated under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of inspection campaign carried eas of Doha were also found to Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani on out by the Doha Municipality’s be preparing foodstuffs in un- Tuesday. The three-day Cityscape Qatar 2019 will enable inves- Health Control Section on Sun- sanitary conditions. tors, homebuyers and industry professionals to engage in a day. The violation reports were dynamic environment that offers insight into the future of Qatari The inspectors found a issued to them in accordance and Middle East real estate. Cityscape Qatar is being organised cafeteria and a supermarket with law on the regulation of by Informa Markets and Elan Group. page 9 Health inspectors take a look at foodstuffs at different food establishments in Doha. in Madinat Khalifa South and human food control.