Home | 6 Business | 18 Sport | 28 QF architecture Qatari trio takes Three-way battle forum to highlight part in One Young at Women’s T20 Education City World meet event in Doha The Peninsula Newspaper @PeninsulaQatar @peninsula_qatar WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2015 • 13 Safar 1437 • Volume 20 Number 6625 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir greets Qatar, Mexico sign slew of agreements Argentina Emir holds talks with Mexican President president-elect MEXICO CITY: Qatar and President witnessed the signing which aims at cooperation in eco- DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim Mexico held yesterday official of a number of memorandums of nomic, trade and technical fields, bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable talks at the Presidential Palace understanding (MoUs) between industry, mining, energy, agricul- of congratulations to Mauri- in the Mexican capital, Mexico the two countries including that ture, telecommunications, trans- cio Macri on his victory in the City, chaired by Emir H H Sheikh between Qatar Central Bank portation, construction, labour, Argentina presidential elections. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and (QCB) and the Bank of Mex- tourism, culture, education, sci- Mexican President Enrique Pena ico, which aims to develop and ence and technology, and others. QNA Nieto. strengthen bilateral relations in The Emir and the Mexican In the beginning of the meet- the field of legal competence; a President held a meeting ahead Qatar condemns ing, the Mexican President wel- Memorandum of Understand- of the talks to review bilateral comed the Emir, and praised ing between Qatar Chamber of relations and ways of enhancing the relations between the two Commerce and Industry and the them. The Emir was accorded an Tunisia bombing countries. Mexican Business Council for official welcome on his arrival at The Emir voiced confidence Foreign Trade, investment and the Presidential Palace. DOHA: Qatar has strongly con- that his visit will contribute to technology that aims to work on The Emir arrived in Mexico demned the bombing that tar- strengthening relations between the development of trade and eco- from Cuba, where his visit opened geted a presidential security bus the two countries and further nomic cooperation between the a new era in relations between in the centre of the Tunisian areas of mutual cooperation. companies; a memorandum of the two countries. The Emir held capital, Tunis, yesterday, which The two sides discussed aspects understanding for cooperation in talks with Cuban President Raul resulted in a number of deaths of boosting bilateral relations the field of youth between Qatar’s Castro on Monday. The Memo- and injuries. and ways of developing them in Ministry of Youth and Sports, and randum of Understanding (MoU) In a statement yesterday, the all fields, particularly in economy Mexican Youth Institute, which signed between the two countries Foreign Ministry confirmed and investment. aims to develop bilateral relations for investment in Cuba allows Qatar’s support for the efforts Discussions also dealt with a and strengthen cooperation in the Qatar to invest $2bn over five being made by Tunisia towards number of regional and inter- field of youth by organising joint years, in addition to agreement security and stability. It also national issues of mutual inter- activities. on abolition of visa requirement reiterated Qatar’s support for all est and the latest developments The Emir and the Mexican for holders of diplomatic, special regional and international efforts in the Middle East. Talks were President also witnessed the sign- and service passports of both for the elimination of violence and attended by members of the offi- ing of an air services agreement, countries, a MoU on air services; terrorism. The statement also cial delegation accompanying the which aims to introduce direct and an agreement in the field of expressed Qatar’s condolences to Emir. On the Mexican side, it was flights between the two countries sports. the families of those killed. attended by a number of minis- with Third and Fourth Freedoms More pictures on page 4 See also page 6 ters and senior officials. of the Air, as well as the Conven- Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Mexican President Enrique The Emir and the Mexican tion on Technical Cooperation, QNA Pena Nieto in Mexico City yesterday. QNA Deputy Emir meets GCC ministers Turkey downs Russian war plane ANKARA: Turkey shot “accomplices of terrorists”. A US military spokesman pilots were still alive, but Rus- down a Russian war plane on US President Barack Obama in Baghdad confirmed that 10 sian military spokesman Gen- the Syrian border yesterday, said Turkey had “a right to warnings had been issued, but eral Sergei Rudskoi said one causing international powers defend its territory and its said it was not immediately had been killed by fire from to plead for calm as tensions airspace” but urged against clear on which side of the the ground, citing “prelimi- soared between the two rival any escalation, while Nato border the jet had been flying, nary details”. players in the Syria war. chief Jens Stoltenberg also and it would take some time The fate of the second pilot Moscow, quoting what it called for calm. to analyse data before know- was unknown. Rudskoi said said were preliminary reports, Analysts said the incident ing for sure. Moscow insisted a soldier had been killed in a said one of two pilots who risks derailing efforts to bring that the jet had stayed inside failed bid to rescue the pair ejected from the Su24 plane peace to Syria that were gain- Syrian territory, and Damas- after one of his squadron’s was killed by gunfire from the ing tentative momentum fol- cus denounced the incident as helicopters was damaged by ground as he descended. lowing the November 13 Paris “flagrant aggression” against gunfire and had to land. And a Russian soldier terror attacks, claimed by Syrian sovereignty. Sources had told AFP in Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani met yesterday at Ritz-Carlton was killed when a helicopter Islamic State militants who Turkish television pictures Beirut that a Russian heli- Hotel with GCC defence ministers. GCC Secretary General Dr Abdul Latif Bin Rashid search-and-rescue operation control swathes of northern showed the Su-24 explod- copter in the same area was Al Zayani, GCC Assistant Secretary-General for Military Affairs Major General Khalifa came under fire, it said. Syria. ing and crashing in a ball of destroyed by rebels on the Humaid Al Kaabi, and other ministers were present. Joint Peninsula Shield Forces With alarm growing that The Turkish army said the flames into a Syrian mountain ground after being forced to the incident could snowball fighter was shot down by two and two pilots parachuting to make an emergency landing. (JPSF) Commander Major-General Hassan bin Hamza Al Shehri called on H H Deputy into a major conflict, Rus- of its F-16s after it violated the ground after ejecting. See also page 7 Emir to greet him on the occasion of convening the 14th joint defence council in Doha. sian President Vladimir Turkish airspace 10 times A Turkish government offi- Putin slammed Ankara as within a five-minute period. cial had earlier insisted both AFP TODAY’S UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FIXTURES Malmo (SWE) v Paris St Germain (FRA) 22:45 Officials lay groundwork for Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Real Madrid (ESP) 22:45 Emergency CSKA Moscow (RUS) v VfL Wolfsburg (DEU) 20:00 Man United (ENG) v PSV Eindhoven (NLD) 22:45 transport for GCC interior ministers meet Astana (KAZ) v Benfica (PRT) 18:00 Atletico Madrid (ESP) v Galatasaray (TUR) 22:45 newborns By Sidi Mohamed Assistant Secretary General ation at the GCC level, he added. Borussia Moenchengladbach (DEU) v Sevilla (ESP) 22:45 for Security Affairs at the GCC Specialist sub-committees of the By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: The meeting of the Secretariat in Riyadh, said in a Undersecretaries also discussed Juventus (ITA) v Manchester City (ENG) 22:45 Undersecretaries of the Minis- press statement that the Under- issues like traffic, civil defence All fixtures in Qatar time DOHA: Minister of Public tries of Interior of the GCC coun- secretaries discussed many issues and fighting the drug menace in Health H E Abdulla bin Khalid tries that kicked off on Monday related to security in the GCC the GCC region. Al Qahtani yesterday officially concluded yesterday as a prelude region as a whole. The GCC countries are attract- Barcelona trounce Roma inaugurated the Qatar Neonatal to a meeting of GCC Interior “The security of all GCC coun- ing investments due to their Transport Program at Women’s Ministers slated to be held here tries is our common concern and booming economies, so people Hospital, an emergency trans- today. in case of any breach in the secu- move within the region and so do portation service for high-risk The Undersecretaries dis- rity system all GCC states would criminals. “They may also move newborns. cussed many issues and adopted be affected,” said Al Hajri. from one country to another in The service, provided by a number of recommendations He said there will be a GCC- the region, and there is also what Women’s Hospital with Hamad which will be raised at the meet- level Interpol which will be head- is called cross-border crime, and Medical Corporation (HMC)’s ing of interior ministries today. quartered in Abu Dhabi. there are some challenges facing Ambulance Service, is to bring Major-General Saad bin Jassim The GCC Secretary-Gen- the GCC countries like all other high-risk neonates from public Al Khulaifi , Director General of eral will sign an agreement countries in the world,” said Al and private hospitals to Women’s Public Security, Qatar, chaired the to base the regional interpol Hajri.