Qatar and Argentina to Sign 10 Agreements
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BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 22 Woqod renews Tennis star Wozniacki contract with QP signs deal to launch her for next 5 years own crypto token Friday 19 October 2018 | 10 Safar I 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7684 | 2 Riyals Ɲ@ Qatar's Fastest Mobile Network Ɲ®ƝƝ® Qatar and Argentina PM and South Korean Minister review ties to sign 10 agreements SACHIN KUMAR The agreements will will be visiting Qatar next THE PENINSULA cover several sectors month. such as civil aviation, “We are going to have, most DOHA: Aiming to further maritime trade, probably, the visit of our energy strengthen bilateral relations, minister to Qatar in either in the Qatar and Argentina will soon health, education, beginning or middle of sign 10 agreements. The agree- environment and November,” he said. ments will cover several sectors technical cooperation, Giving details about the such as civil aviation, maritime Memoranda of Understanding, trade, health, education, envi- said Argentina’s the ambassador said that there ronment and technical cooper- ambassador to Qatar, will be an MoU for Ports Cooper- ation, said Argentina’s ambas- Carlos Hernandez. ation between Qatar Ports Man- sador to Qatar, Carlos Hern- agement Company ‘Mwani Qatar’ andez, yesterday. and Argentinian Under-Secre- “The agreements are almost Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al tariat of Ports, Waterways and final. We expect to sign or Thani to Argentina in the first Merchant Marine. finalise all of them before end week of this month. Several The second MoU will be for of the year,” Hernandez told The bilateral agreements in different Cooperation on Air Transpor- Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with the Peninsula, speaking on the side- areas, including on-arrival visa tation between the Civil Aviation Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea, Kim Hyun-mi. They reviewed lines of the press conference facilitation for Qatari nationals Authority of Qatar and the Civil held yesterday at Katara. were signed between the two Aviation Authority in Argentina. relations of cooperation and ways of developing and strengthening them in various fields, in addition The announcement follows countries. The ambassador said to a number of issues of mutual interest. the successful visit of Amir H H that Argentina’s energy minister →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Qatar to host 140th Deputy PM meets Russian President's Special Envoy IPU Assembly Qatar self-sufficient in dairy in April 2019 and fresh poultry products QNA SANAULLAH ATAULLAH tonnes per year, showing an GENEVA: The 139th Assembly THE PENINSULA increase of 120 percent, while of the Inter-Parliamentary the production of shell eggs Union (IPU) announced that DOHA: Minister of Municipality increased from 4,000 tonnes it will hold its 140th session and Environment H E before the blockade to about in the State of Qatar from Mohammed bin Abdullah Al 10,000 tonnes, reflecting an April 6 to 10. Rumaihi said yesterday that increase of more than 150 Speaker of the Advisory Qatar has achieved 100 percent percent. Council, H E Ahmed bin self-sufficiency in dairy and “The efforts to address Abdullah bin Zaid Al fresh poultry products after these obstacles have caused Mahmoud, welcomed, in his unjust blockade. major breakthroughs in agri- speech delivered at the “The production of dairy cultural production in the closing session, the partici- products increased from country, where the production pants of the 140th IPU 60,000 tonnes a year before of local vegetables increased assembly and its related the blockade to about 220,000 from about 50,000 tonnes meetings in Qatar. tonnes this year, which is an during the year before the increase of more than 265 blockade to about 65,000 percent,” said the Minister tonnes after the blockade, Over 1.3 million gallons Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al while speaking at a honouring which is an increase of 30 Thani, met yesterday with Russian President’s Special Envoy on Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev. They ceremony held yesterday at percent, and that the State of of rainwater removed discussed bilateral relations and means of supporting them, and developments in in Syria, in addition the headquarters of the Qatar has achieved full self-suf- to a number of issues of common concern. Ministry. ficiency of dairy and fresh THE PENINSULA Under the patronage of poultry,” said the Minister. Prime Minister and Interior He said that during the DOHA: The Ministry of Munic- Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah period following the blockade, ipality and Environment repre- bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Qatari agricultural sector sented by the Joint Rainfall the Ministry of Municipality and witnessed a major devel- Emergency Committee has 2022 Cup to bring positive change in region Environment honoured the opment due to the active removed over 1.3 million owners of agricultural, livestock support of all sectors of the THE PENINSULA gallons of rainwater from Speaking at a meeting with He added that the State of and fish farms, fishermen and state, and Qatari agricultural several low-lying areas. the Bundestags Sports Com- Qatar has made significant agricultural companies in rec- producers contributed to a “A total of 1,365,160 gallons DOHA: The Supreme Committee mittee, yesterday, he said that the progress in recent years ognition of their role in major breakthrough in the of rainwater in 390 tanker for Delivery & Legacys (SC) State of Qatar was “determined towards enhancing workers’ achieving major breakthroughs field of agricultural pro- loads were removed from Al Secretary-General Hassan Al to ensure we use it as a platform rights, saying that the dignity in production during the past duction, and all the issues and Rayan, Umm Salal and Al Thawadi stressed that the first to drive real change across the and safety of all workers in period. constraints faced by them Daayen Municipalities,” said FIFA World Cup (2022) to be held region. We want to host an event Qatar was of utmost impor- The Minister said that under the unjust blockade Safar Mubarak Al Shafi, the in the Arab world will be a that leaves its mark in history and tance, QNA reported. fresh poultry production were overcome. Head of the Joint Rainfall precious opportunity to drive real is etched into global memories increased from 10,000 tonnes Emergency Committee and change across the region. for positive reasons.” →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 per year to about 22,000 →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Director of General Cleanliness Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment. He said that the operation US treasury chief pulls out of Saudi investor summit to clear the water-logging which started yesterday REUTERS afternoon wast carried out decision in a post on Twitter fol- The Saudis have said they plan with the help of a number of France suspends political visits to Riyadh lowing a meeting with President to move forward with the con- teams comprising 105 workers. BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: US Treasury Donald Trump and Secretary of ference, scheduled for October “A total of 72 water tankers Secretary Steven Mnuchin State Mike Pompeo, who recently 23-25, despite a wave of cancel- were also pressed in service. PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said France has suspended yesterday said he would no returned from meetings with top lations by high-profile business, The control rooms of the political visits to Saudi Arabia in coordination with Germany, longer attend next week’s leaders in Riyadh and Ankara. government and media leaders. municipalities received 58 calls the UK and the Netherlands as he awaits “clarifications” on the investment conference in Saudi “Just met with @realDon- Mnuchin’s withdrawal comes after to clear the water-logging disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Arabia, as the Trump adminis- aldTrump and @SecPompeo and top financial, trade and foreign which were responded com- “In the current circumstances we have decided to suspend tration awaited the outcome of we have decided, I will not be par- officials from Britain, France, pletely, he added. some visits, political ones,” Macron told reporters in Brussels investigations into missing Saudi ticipating in the Future Investment Germany and the Netherlands also yesterday after a summit of European leaders. journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Initiative summit in Saudi Arabia,” dropped out. →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Mnuchin announced the Mnuchin wrote on Twitter. →SEE ALSO PAGE 6 02 HOME FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER 2018 Amir condoles with President of Sudan DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent today a cable of condo- lences to the President of the Republic of the Sudan, Field Marshal Omar Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir, on the death of former president of the Republic of the Sudan, Field Marshal Abdulrahman Mohammed Suwar Al Dahab. Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani also sent a cable of condo- lences to the President. Prime Minister and Interior Minister Minister of Municipality and Environment H E Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi with agricultural producers yesterday. PIC: BAHER AMIN / THE PENINSULA H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani also sent Qatar self-sufficient in dairy, fresh poultry products a cable of condolences. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Qatar and UK security in the country. He noted directives to overcome these With regard to support fish- assured that the company would Minister of Municipality and that Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin constraints. ermen, the Minister of Munici- contribute effectively to raise the discuss Environment H E Mohamed bin Hamad Al Thani’s directives The Minister added that the pality and Environment marketing efficiency of Qatari Abdullah Al Rumaihi said that a were to magnify the role of registered farms in the country explained that the sector would agricultural products and bilateral ties fiscal budget of QR105m has Qatari farms and agricultural will be supported by protected be given refrigerators for the increase the profit of Qatari been allocated to provide companies to contribute to houses and agricultural pro- storage of fish and ice, stressing farms.