FRIDAY JUNE 4, 2021 SHAWWAL 23, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5276 QR 2 Fajr: 3:15 am Dhuhr: 11:32 am FINE Asr: 2:56 pm Maghrib: 6:24 pm HIGH : 45°C LOW : 34 °C Isha: 7:54 pm World 5 Business 7 Sports 10 US to donate 25 mn COVID-19 QFZA highlights investment Muntari strikes as Qatar see off vaccine as G7 pledges help opportunities in Qatar India to stay in firm control ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM QA interested in buying a large Amir to deliver speech at SPIEF today eet of cargo QNA of the forum, dealing with ternational cooperation in DOHA the partnership between the post-pandemic (COV- ID-19) economy, and ways HIS Highness the Amir of to overcome its effects. planes: Al Baker State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim HH the Amir will also HH the Amir will also bin Hamad Al Thani will par- participate with the participate, with the Rus- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tar Airways is weighing a multi- ticipate in St. Petersburg In- sian President and Austrian DOHA billion-dollar investment with a ternational Economic Forum Russian President and Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, potential order for 30 or more (SPIEF 2021) on Friday. Austrian Chancellor in the forum’s discussion QATAR Airways Group Chief freighters, attracting interest The forum will also see Sebastian Kurz in the session. Executive Akbar Al Baker has from Boeing Co, which has be- the participation of President forum’s discussion session The forum, which is be- said that the national carrier is gun offering a freighter version of the Russian Federation ing held from June 2-5 in St. very much interested in pur- of its future 777X jetliner. Vladimir Putin, and a number Petersburg, will be attended chasing a huge fleet of cargo Al Baker said a cargo 777X of heads of state and govern- Qatar and Russia in vari- by a number of ministers, aircraft. was now on the table as the ments. ous fields, especially in the senior political and economic “Qatar Airways is very in- airline ponders a freighter or- HH the Amir will deliver economy and investment officials, experts and heads of terested in purchasing a large der from Boeing or Airbus. a speech via video confer- sectors, in addition to His companies from Qatar, Rus- fleet of freighters because we Qatar Airways’ cargo ence in the main session Highness’s vision of the in- sia and the world. have to now start replacing fleet currently consists of 30 our old freighters,” Al Baker freighters, all made by Boeing, said in an interview in St. Pe- according to its website. tersburg. “With Boeing we have no He said, “We have a re- issue, with Boeing we have placement programme over a large 777X order and we SC showcases Qatar 2022 Qatar-Russia ties several years, and we will very will take those airplanes. We much want to place an order have made a recommenda- with Boeing or with Airbus, as tion to Boeing on the deliv- World Cup preparations strong: Minister things go.” eries of those airplanes,” Al According to Reuters, Qa- Baker said. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ST. PETERSBURG We have a replacement programme over THE Supreme Committee several years, and we will very much want to for Delivery & Legacy (SC) MINISTER of Commerce and place an order with Boeing or with Airbus, as has been showcasing Qatar’s Industry and Acting Minister things go. —Akbar Al Baker, QA Group Chief Executive FIFA World Cup prepara- of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed tions during the St. Peters- Al Kuwari and Deputy Prime burg International Economic Minister of the Russian Federa- Forum (SPIEF) in Russia. tion Yury Borisov on Thursday The SC is part of a signifi- inaugurated the Qatar-Russia cant delegation from Qatar, Business Dialogue at the St. which is the special guest Petersburg International Eco- country at this year’s forum. nomic Forum (SPIEF) 2021. SPIEF brings together indus- The Business Dialogue try experts and government between the two nations was officials to discuss key eco- organised on the special occa- HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari. nomic issues related to Rus- sion of Qatar being honoured sia, emerging markets and with the title of ‘Guest Country’ for cooperation at all levels. the world. Sport — and particularly football — unites for the prestigious gathering It’s reassuring that the The SC’s booth in the everyone. I am delighted to say that we are of SPIEF. Qatari-Russian cooperation Qatari pavilion highlights in- well on track with our preparations, with In a speech, Al Kuwari is headed towards a promis- formation about Qatar 2022, infrastructure projects reaching 95 percent completion. We afrmed that Qatar’s partici- ing future, given the growth including the stadiums, lega- hope our tournament is the light at the end of the tunnel pation in SPIEF demonstrated witnessed in the volume of cy programmes and tourna- the strength and durability of trade exchange, which rose by HMC updates visitor policy ment infrastructure. for many people after the pandemic. We look forward to the relations between Qatar about 47 percent over the past Meanwhile, Fatma Al welcoming the world in 2022 and putting on a show that and its friend, the Russian two years to amount to $296 for non-COVID hospitals Nuaimi, the SC’s Commu- fans will fondly remember for decades to come.” Federation. million in 2020. nications Executive Direc- — Fatma Al Nuaimi “These ties have been He said Qatar hosts about THE Hamad Medical Corpora- at a time for a maximum of tor, participated in a panel reinforced thanks to the care 82 Russian companies operat- tion (HMC) has updated visi- one hour with maximum three session titled, ‘The macro- and support of the two na- ing across various vital eco- tor policy for its non-COVID-19 visitors a day during public economic and social impact between our region and the set new benchmarks for hu- tions’ wise leaderships and nomic sectors. hospitals. The new visiting visiting hours. Escorts are not of sport’. During the discus- rest of the world,” said Al man, social, environmental have culminated in the bu- He called for exerting more hours will be from 12.30pm allowed. sion, Al Nuaimi outlined the Nuaimi. “Football’s power and economic development. reaucratic exchanges between joint efforts, at the levels of to 8pm daily. Food, owers, drinks and socio-economic impact of to unite is unmatched and Thanks to our legacy pro- ofcials from both countries,” both public and private sec- All other measures chocolates are not allowed Qatar 2022. we are determined to lever- grammes and other projects, he added. tors, to stimulate trade and remain in place. Visitors are to be brought into the fa- “From the very begin- age that fact when we host we are already seeing the Al Kuwari said that the investment. Al Kuwari afrmed required to display the green cilities. Children under 15 ning, it has been our inten- the biggest single-sport positive impact of hosting agreements and MoUs signed in this context Qatar’s keen- Ehteraz status, wear a mask years are not permitted to tion to position Qatar 2022 event in the world in 2022.” the tournament.” between the two countries over ness to welcome Russian and undergo a temperature visit patients. No visitors are as a mega-event host which Al Nuaimi continued, past years had also contribut- private companies and inves- check before entry. permitted in the designated can build cultural bridges “We believe Qatar 2022 will Continued on page 13 ed to opening wider prospects tors. PAGE 7 Only one visitor is allowed COVID-19 hospitals. (TNN) Random COVID test for travellers arriving at HIA: MoPH TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK test,” it added. DOHA “The test is free of charge and it should only take a few minutes. RANDOM COVID-19 tests will be You will then be free to continue conducted on a small number of your passage into Qatar and your passengers arriving at Hamad In- Ehteraz status will remain green ternational Airport and these tests while the PCR test result is pro- will be free of cost, the Ministry of cessed,” the MoPH added. Public Health (MoPH) has said. “You will be notified by SMS “As part of Qatar’s comprehen- of the PCR test result within 24 sive measures to protect the health hours. Travellers testing posi- and safety of travellers and the tive on PCR test will be notified AMIRI AIR FORCE CONCLUDES PARTICIPATION community, the Ministry of Public about the required actions they Health, through its medical teams The COVID-19 test at HIA is free of charge must take. Thank you for your co- IN ANATOLIAN PHONEIX-2021 DRILL in Hamad International Airport, is operation and understanding as conducting random COVID-19 tests and it should only take a few minutes we continue to take all necessary The Amiri Air Force concluded its participation in the International Anatolian on a small sample of travellers ar- measures to protect travellers and Phoneix-2021 Drill, which took place in Turkey’s Konya from May 25 to 31. A number riving into Qatar,” MoPH said. dom sampling will be in addition of the random sample, you will be the community from COVID-19,” of countries participated in the drill, which included several joint exercises aimed at The ministry said that any trav- to the mandatory pre-travel PCR notified by the medical teams once the MoPH said, adding that “If raising the ghting and technical capabilities of the participants. PAGE 2 eller may be asked to take part in test requirement.