BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 24 All lit up in blue for Autism Qatar SME sector ‘more Awareness mature’ with expanded product off erings: offi cial Day published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11142 April 3, 2019 Rajab 27, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Blockade a turning point for region’s geopolitics:FM O Siege will serve no purpose O Talks the only way forward QNA residents, adding that the state appre- Doha ciates the valuable contributions of its diverse society and the role it continues to play in the future development of the E the Deputy Prime Minister country. and Minister of Foreign Aff airs HE Deputy Prime Minister and HSheikh Mohamed bin Abdul- Minister of Foreign Aff airs said he rahman al-Thani said the unjust block- was proud of Georgetown University ade imposed on Qatar has constituted a in Qatar, which has graduated more turning point for the geopolitical situ- than 440 graduates so far, including ation in the entire region, stressing that 12 graduates working for the Ministry HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani and a number of ministers during the meeting with private sector the only way forward is the negotiation of Foreign Aff airs, who are part of the representatives and businessmen. table. team that worked during the blockade. HE the Minister said this will only HE the Minister praised the diversity happen when these (blockading) coun- of Georgetown campus in Qatar, which tries realise that the blockade will not currently houses more than 50 diff er- In brief be the way to achieve their goals, or to ent nationalities. remove their fears, regardless of their In response to the audience’s ques- PM assures private sector defi nition. tions about the future of the Gulf Co- QATAR | Offi cial In an open conversation hosted by operation Council (GCC), HE Sheikh Amir to meet Italian Georgetown University yesterday on Mohamed underscored the impor- prime minister today ‘the priorities of Qatar’s foreign and tance of the council as a framework of government support economic policies, and the future of for regional co-operation and coex- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim Qatari relations with the countries of istence. bin Hamad al-Thani will meet Italian the world’, HE the Foreign Minister HE the Foreign Minister answered a Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at QNA He highlighted the achievements, sustainable development. addressed the successful strategies number of questions regarding the fu- the Amiri Diwan today. The Amir Doha the initiatives launched to support HE the Prime Minister stressed that adopted by Qatar to ensure national ture of the energy sector, seeking new will discuss with him the relations the private sector and the government the promotion of development and security and alleviate the human suf- security arrangements based on co- of friendship and co-operation measures implemented to enhance sustainable economic growth, which fering of the blockade. He said Qatar operation, and the impact of Georget- between the two countries and ways E the Prime Minister and Min- the investment environment in gen- the state aspires to, is a joint respon- would not have been able to face and own’s international aff airs curriculum to develop them, besides discussing ister of Interior Sheikh Abdul- eral, in order to open new horizons for sibility of the government and the pri- overcome the challenges without the on building human capital in Qatar. issues of common concern. Conte Hlah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al- the Qatari private sector and attract vate sector. internal support from citizens and To Page 7 arrived in Doha yesterday evening Thani held an extensive meeting with more foreign investments in various He also highlighted the importance on an off icial visit to Qatar. He and a number of representatives of the pri- sectors. of furthering the partnership between his accompanying delegation were vate sector and businessmen yesterday HE Sheikh Abdullah also discussed the two parties to achieve the eco- welcomed upon arrival at the airport evening. the initiatives launched by the state nomic aspirations and strategic goals among others by HE the Minister Discussions during the meeting to attract investments and encourage of Qatar National Vision 2030. of Commerce and Industry Ali bin dealt with economic and development entrepreneurs to contribute to inno- For their part, the businessmen Ahmed al-Kuwari. Page 4 issues as well as the role of business- vative industrial sectors, as well as the raised some issues that would help men in supporting the State’s eco- nature of the incentives and facilities develop the private sector, drive eco- AFRICA | Diplomacy nomic growth. provided by the government in this nomic growth and increase co-ordi- HE the Prime Minister stressed the regard. nation and co-operation between the Amir sends greetings government’s keenness to implement He added that Qatar has been keen public and private sectors. to Senegal’s president the directives of His Highness the to create an attractive investment HE the Prime Minister concluded HE the Minister of State Dr Hamad Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al- environment through modernising by stressing the need to conduct such bin Abdulaziz al-Kuwari represented Thani on boosting economic growth legislative and legal frameworks, fa- meetings periodically between the Qatar at the inauguration ceremony in the country by providing the appro- cilitating procedures for investors and public and private sectors and form of Senegalese President Macky Sall priate environment for diversifi cation enhancing confi dence in the business a technical committee from some of in Dakar yesterday. He met with of the economy, attracting domestic environment, in addition to providing the entities concerned in the State and President Sall and conveyed to him and foreign investments and enhanc- advanced infrastructure as the basis businessmen to follow up on the im- greetings of His Highness the Amir ing partnership with the private sector for the continuation of growth and de- plementation of these decisions. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, to support development trends, in the velopment in all sectors, and one of the The meeting was attended by a HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in open conversation hosted by wishing him success. light of Qatar National Vision 2030. requirements of comprehensive and number of ministers. Georgetown University yesterday. Over 2,200 to attend IPU Doha meet QP awards contracts for LNG expansion project By Ayman Adly HE al-Mahmoud said Qatar is a ated the standpoint of His Highness Staff Reporter peace-loving country and it wishes the Amir that Qatar is willing to take atar Petroleum has awarded a trains in Ras Laff an Industrial City to the good of all with the various in- any initiative to resolve the GCC crisis, number of contracts related to a joint venture between Consolidated ternational initiatives it has launched provided the country’s sovereignty and Qthe country’s LNG expansion Contractors Company (CCC) and Tey- he upcoming 140th Inter-Par- for education. Accordingly, the main independence are respected. project designed to enhance its capa- seer Trading and Contracting Company. liamentary Union (IPU) Assem- theme of the Doha event ‘Parliaments The Federal Assembly of Russia bilities by increasing LNG production In his speech, al-Kaabi said: “We Tbly in Doha will see the largest as platforms to enhance education (Duma) has confi rmed its participa- capacity from 77mn to 110mn tonnes a are in the tendering phase for eight participation of delegates in the his- for peace, security and the rule of tion with the attendance of its chair- year by 2024. rigs for the development drilling. The tory of its meetings outside the main law’ was selected in co-ordination man, which refl ects the deep ties The contracts were announced by Front End Engineering and Design of headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. with IPU Chairman and its General between Qatar and Russia, he said. HE the Minister of State for Energy Af- the Onshore Facilities with Chiyoda The 140th IPU Assembly will be held Secretariat. It reflects the strong will Besides, there will be considerable fairs Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi, who is will be completed in the next few days. in Doha from April 6-10. of the country in promoting educa- participation from the parliaments of also President and CEO of QP, during The main Invitations to Tenders for the HE the Advisory Council Speaker HE the Speaker of the Advisory tion and the rule of law as the main Latin America. the 19th International Conference & Engineering, Procurement and Con- Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mah- Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin drivers of peace and development in HE al-Mahmoud explained that Exhibition on Liquefi ed Natural Gas in struction of the Onshore Facilities will moud yesterday said the number of con- Zaid al-Mahmoud addressing a press the world. the event will include both closed and Shanghai (LNG2019). be issued before the end of this month.” fi rmed participants so far has reached conference in Doha yesterday. Regarding the participation of the open meetings with various groups, Al-Kaabi announced awarding the “In a few weeks, qualifi ed ship yards 2,271 from more than 160 countries. countries of the blockade (Saudi Ara- categorised according to the region fabrication and installation of the off - will be invited to participate in a ten- Among them are 80 heads of diff erent they described as the ‘smart diplomacy bia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt), he said such as the Latin American Group, the shore jackets to McDermott; and the der for the provision of LNG ship con- world parliaments.