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Qatar, Turkey Sign Pacts to Cement Ties Zamir, Erdogan Attend Sixth Meeting of the Qatar-Turkey Supreme Strategic Committee BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 New investment Qatar 2022 World avenues opening Cup will transform up in Qatar on Covid attitude towards handling success, says sustainability: QFCA chief al-Jaida al-Thawadi published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11745 November 27, 2020 Rabia II 12, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspect a guard of honour in Ankara yesterday. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani holds talks with Erdogan. Qatar, Turkey sign pacts to cement ties zAmir, Erdogan attend sixth meeting of the Qatar-Turkey Supreme Strategic Committee QNA presidential palace in Ankara. Authority and Altin Halic on potential Ministry of Trade, a memorandum companying the Amir and Turkey’s national Airport by Turkish Minister Ankara The meeting also reviewed the out- joint investment in the Golden Horn of understanding on co-operation in ministers and ranking offi cials. of Finance and Treasury Lotfi Alwan, comes of previous sessions, and ways project, a deal to purchase a stake in managing water, a letter of intent be- The Amir was given an offi cial reception spokesperson for the Turkish Presi- to enhance the committee’s work to ad- Borsa Istanbul, an agreement selling tween the Qatari Ministry of Finance upon arrival at the presidential palace. dency Ibrahim Kalin, Qatar’s ambassa- is Highness the Amir Sheikh vance the interest of the two countries. and purchasing Ortadogu Antalya port and the Turkish Ministry of Finance Later the Amir attended a luncheon dor to Turkey Salem Mubarak Shafi al- Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani The sides also discussed the latest between Global Liman and QTerminals, and Treasury, a memorandum of un- banquet held by Erdogan. Shafi , Turkish ambassador to Qatar Dr Hyesterday discussed with Turk- regional and international develop- and a memorandum of understanding derstanding for co-operation in fam- Meanwhile, the Amir and Erdogan Mehmet Mustafa Gksu, and members ish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ments including developments in Pal- between Qatar Free Zones Authority ily, women, and social services aff airs, visited the Nation’s Library of the Pres- of the Qatari embassy. strategic bilateral co-operation in all estine, Libya and Syria. and the Turkish Ministry of Trade on a declaration of intent on exchanging idency in Ankara. The Amir sent a message to Erdogan fi elds, particularly in the political, eco- Later, the Amir and Erdogan witnessed co-operating in free zones. diplomats between the Ministry of For- During the visit, they were briefed expressing his thanks and appreciation nomic, investment, defence, energy, the signing of several memorandums of The two countries also signed a joint eign Aff airs’ Diplomatic Institute and about the library in terms of books, jour- for the warm hospitality. education, transport and sports fi elds. understanding and agreements. statement on the establishment of a the Diplomacy Academy of the Turkish nals, and university dissertations, in ad- The Amir wished the president good The two leaders were attending the They include an MoU to purchase a joint economic and trade committee Ministry of Foreign Aff airs. dition to the electronic database of books. health and continued success, and for sixth meeting of the Qatar-Turkey Su- stake in Istinye Park shopping centre, between the Qatari Ministry of Com- The signing ceremony was attended The Amir later left Ankara. the Turkish people further progress preme Strategic Committee held at the another between Qatar Investment merce and Industry and the Turkish by the members of the delegation ac- He was seen off at Ankara Inter- and prosperity. Page 3 Defence minister meets US offi cial ‘Automatic entry permits’ for ‘residents’ from Sunday he Government Communications Offi ce (GCO) has announced that residents who are currently in Qatar, z From Sunday, Exceptional Entry Tand wish to travel and return to the country, will au- Permits to be automatically generated tomatically receive an Exceptional Entry Permit upon depar- ture with eff ect from Sunday, November 29. for residents who wish to travel out of Also, the quarantine period will be one week only after the country and return arrival in the country, irrespective of where a person is coming from, according to a statement issued by the GCO z Requests will no longer need to be yesterday. The statement noted that in continuation of the gradual submitted through Qatar Portal website lifting of restrictions imposed in Qatar as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, and based on public health indicators z Automatic Exceptional Entry Permit in the country and around the world, as well as on Qatar’s travel policy announced previously, the following has been service will not be available for residents decided: who are currently outside Qatar z First: Residents who are currently in Qatar, and wish to travel and return, will automatically receive an Exceptional z Quarantine period will be one week Entry Permit upon departure. The resident or their employer will be able to print out the Exceptional Entry Permit from only after arrival in Qatar, regardless of the Ministry of Interior’s website at any point after the resi- where one is coming from dent has departed Qatar. Requests will no longer need to be submitted through the z Quarantine period for those who use HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Aff airs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah met yesterday Qatar Portal website. The permit will be available automati- with US Acting Secretary of Defence Christopher Miller, who was visiting Qatar. During the meeting, they discussed cally upon registration of the resident’s departure from Qa- shared quarantine facilities will be 2 weeks military relations between the two countries, in addition to the latest regional and international developments. The tar. To Page 4 meeting was attended by armed forces senior off icials, and the delegation accompanying the US off icial. Page 4 Employers’ views on job change requests will be heard: offi cial zOne year ban on workers who violate employment contract terms workers from a company to another has remarks on this through e-mail or the QVCs in India to reopen on Dec 3 z‘SMS’ rephrased to provide clarity on job change applications been misinterpreted and misunderstood, hotline that would be launched.” creating unnecessary issues. Al-Obaidli stressed that the new la- The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has an- zHotline to be launched to help employers raise concerns “This SMS only means that a worker bour law has many advantages for em- nounced that Qatar Visa Centres (QVCs) has submitted an application for trans- ployers. in India will reopen next Thursday, By Ayman Adly told Qatar TV yesterday. fer and it is under study and review by “For instance, the employer can termi- December 3. Appointments to visit any Staff Reporter Assistant undersecretary Moham- the Ministry. We have now rephrased nate a contract with a specifi ed duration QVC in India can be made through ed Hassan al-Obaidli explained that the SMS making it clear for the em- before it expires without the need to pay the designated website (https://www. the amendments to the Labour Law ployee and employer. the worker for the remaining period. qatarvisacenter.com/), the MoI tweeted here will be a one-year ban on a are part of the development strategy “The rephrased SMS says that a “In the previous law, the employer yesterday. worker who violates the clauses within Qatar National Vision 2030 to worker has submitted an application was obliged in such cases to pay all the Tof his employment contract, if encourage foreign investment, attract for transfer, it is under review and study dues of the worker for the remaining he wishes to return to Qatar to take up skilled workers and maintain economic and he has to remain in his current job period of the contract. and Wage Protection System and have another job, a senior offi cial of the Min- development. with the current employer until the ap- For those who want to change em- an approval for an entry work Visa for istry of Administrative Development, He clarifi ed that the text of a recent SMS MADLSA assistant undersecretary plication is processed. The employer ployers, “the new company has to be the same nationality of the worker who Labour and Social Aff airs (MADLSA) sent by MADLSA regarding the transfer of Mohamed Hassan al-Obaidli has the right to submit his queries and fully compliant with the Labour Law wishes to join. To Page 4 Gulf Times 2 Friday, November 27, 2020 QATAR Qatar in meeting of Arab Justice Ministers Offi cial Shura Council committee Qatar slams discusses draft state budget The Shura Council’s Financial Aff airs Committee held yesterday a meeting to examine the draft coercive state budget for the 2021 fiscal year and the draft law to adopt it. The committee discussed the draft budget under the chairmanship of its rapporteur HE Ali bin Abdullatif al-Misnad al-Mohannadi in the attendance measures of Assistant Undersecretary for Treasury Aff airs at the Ministry of Finance Abdulrahman Fouad al-Modahka, Assistant Undersecretary for Financial Policy Aff airs at the Ministry of Finance Abdulrahman Mohamed of blockading Jolo, Director of the budget Qatar participated yesterday in the 36th meeting of Arab Justice Ministers, which took place department at the Ministry via video conferencing. Qatar was represented in the meeting by HE the Minister of Justice and of Finance Salman Mohamed Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Aff airs Dr Issa Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi.
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