ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Woqod buys $6m bitumen tanker Business | 17 Wednesday 26 November 2014 • 4 Safar 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6261 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Gulf states to boost cooperation It’s time to negotiations between Iran and Foreign ministers meet in Doha western countries over Tehran’s move on DOHA: Putting their dif- Al Attiyah said the draft reso- nuclear issue, he said the GCC new year is almost here. ferences behind after the lutions prpared at the meeting will welcomed the initial agreement It’s time to move on. November 16 meeting of their be submitted to the GCC leaders between Iran and the P5+1 group A For six years, I have leaders, the GCC states have at their summit. and the possibility of finding a been associated with The resolved to focus on consolidat- The Foreign Minister, who solution to the issue of peaceful Peninsula. It ing their cooperation and unity. is the chairman of the current use of Iran’s nuclear programme. was both chal- Qatar’s Foreign Minister, session of the GCC Ministerial “We support the right of any lenging and H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Council, said the Palestinian issue, country to use a peaceful nuclear exciting. The Attiyah, said yesterday that any the Syrian crisis and the situation programme, and we demand, at daily strug- dispute that the GCC member in Iraq, Syria and Yemen topped the same time, the removal of any gle with news. states had was now resolved. the discussions. nuclear weapon, not only from The competi- “We have to focus on consoli- He said the meeting between Iran, but from the entire Middle tion. Meeting Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and GCC Secretary- dating the spirit of sincere coop- the GCC foreign ministers and East”. He hoped for an agree- deadlines. Khalid Al Sayed General Dr Abdulalteef Al Zayani speaking to media persons yesterday. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF eration between our countries and their counterparts from Jordan ment to end the nuclear issue in Looking back, move towards a strong and cohe- and Morocco discussed all issues the region. I can say with a degree of cer- sive GCC entity,” he said. related to joint action plans for the important country in the region. He stressed the position of the Al Attiyah stressed that the tainty that journalism in Qatar Addressing a news confer- period from 2013 to 2018. The Foreign Minister said that GCC and said it rejected reli- GCC member states must be a has changed. We helped rede- ence jointly with GCC Secretary- Regarding their meeting with the GCC Ministerial Council gious and political sectarianism party to any security arrange- fine journalism. We proved that General Dr Abdulalteef Al Zayani, their Yemeni counterpart, he meeting reviewed the views and and terrorism in all its forms and ments in the region. Qatar has more media free- Al Attiyah said that the GCC said the situation in Yemen was issues presented by the Advisory manifestations. The P5+1 group is taking clear dom than the world thought. states were working together reviewed, adding that the GCC Board, and discussed a number Regarding the position of the steps to make sure that Iran’s We taught our readers to on various common projects member states reiterated their of economic, political and social GCC countries on a number of nuclear programme is for peace- expect more. We inspired oth- that signify their close economic support to Yemen and rejected any issues of interest to the GCC issues in the Arab region, Al ful purposes, he said. ers to try harder. We built cooperation. interference in its internal affairs. countries. The meeting also con- Attiyah said that they had con- Meanwhile, responding to a bridges between the locals and The two leaders were speaking He called on all political sidered the recommendations of vergent views on many issues. question about a unified GCC expatriates. to reporters at the meeting of the and social parties in Yemen the ministerial committees on “We are working hard with our naval force, Al Zayani said there Qatar is changing fast. The Council of GCC Foreign Ministers to uphold the supreme inter- economic affairs, and reviewed brothers in the GCC countries to were recommendations and stud- past few years were signifi- that was held here yesterday. This est of the country and discard regional and international devel- have a unified vision towards all ies on the issue and these would cant in ways we could not have was a preparatory meeting ahead sectarianism to achieve the opments, particularly the situa- issues, especially those related to be submitted to the GCC leaders imagined before. Now the world of the GCC Summit slated to be aspirations of the Yemeni peo- tion in Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Syria GCC security or affecting them.” during their summit. is looking at us. Our stories are held here on December 9 and 10. ple, stressing that Yemen is an and Palestine. Responding to a question about THE PENINSULA being read, monitored by a glo- bal audience. I consider myself lucky to have been part of all this excitement and action. As I move on, there is a sense of fulfilment. Journalism has Uniform GCC contracts for maids soon 2,000 buses by 2022 changed me. It opened up new horizons, redefined my per- DOHA: GCC states may soon employer and would not be asked Agency (Kuna), the terms are to DOHA: By the time Qatar hosts the minister said at the second sonality, and will redefine my have a common job contract for to put in more than two hours of be tabled in the form of a proposal the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the UITP Large Events Summit and future too. domestic workers which would extra work a day, for which they at the meeting of GCC labour min- country will have 2,000 buses on Showcase and the UITP Taxi I take this opportunity to entitle them to a weekly day off, will get additional payment. isters for approval. Once approved, its roads, 8,500km of highways, Conference and Showcase, which express my heartfelt thanks annual leave and eight hours of Undersecretaries from labour the terms could be implemented and internal roads stretching a was earlier opened by the Prime to all our readers for your sup- work in a day. ministries of GCC member-states soon, Kuna said, quoting Jamal total of 34,000km, the Minister Minister and Interior Minister H port. Without you, we wouldn’t The workers will also be enti- met in Kuwait yesterday and Al Dossari, director-general of Transport H E Jassim Seif E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin have been where we are today. tled to end-of-service benefits. agreed on minimum terms in the of Kuwait’s Public Manpower Ahmed Al Sulaiti said yesterday. Khalifa Al Thani. And I wish my successor all They would have the right to contracts of domestic workers. Authority. THE PENINSULA Qatar has allocated QR159bn THE PENINSULA the best. stay outside the home of their According to Kuwait News Continued on page 4 to develop railway infrastructure, Continued on page 4 WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Leaders send Public transport forum, expo open greeting cables to presidents DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Qatar-GCC rail network to mark culmination of Doha’s preparations for the 2022: Premier Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of con- DOHA: The establishment of by transport ministers from other gratulations to Klaus Iohannis a rail network linking Qatar GCC countries, experts from the on his election as Romanian with other GCC countries will Middle East and North Africa, President. mark the culmination of Doha’s Asia and Europe and representa- The Deputy Emir H H Sheikh preparations for the 2022 FIFA tives of leading Qatari companies Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani World Cup, the Prime Minister involved in public transport. sent a similar cable to Iohannis. and Interior Minister H E The Premier said Qatar has The Prime Minister and Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin been implementing major infra- Interior Minister H E Sheikh Khalifa Al Thani said yesterday. structure projects in the trans- Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa After opening an international port sector, including express Al Thani also sent a cable of public transport conference and roads and streets, air and sea congratulations to the president. exhibition at Qatar National transport centres, and multiple The Emir also sent a cable Convention Center, he said trans- public transport network in sup- of congratulations to President port constituted a motivating fac- port of major events. Packer Izetbegovic, Chairman tor in the success of major events He praised the UITP’s role in of the Presidency of Bosnia and and Qatar has attached great promoting public transport and Herzegovina, on his country’s importance to it. wished Mowasalat and other National Day. “Preparations for the World transport establishments in the The Deputy Emir sent a simi- Cup in 2022 will be completed by country success in fulfilling their lar cable to Izetbegovic. the establishment of railway net- goals. He reiterated support to The Prime Minister and works linking us with other GCC the Ministry of Transport in its Interior Minister also sent a countries, by expanding our ties quest to develop an integrated cable of congratulations to the with the world through Hamad transport system. president. International Airport and build- The Minister of Transport, ing a well-developed transport Vice-President, UITP, and Mena Al Arabi invited network for the future genera- UITP Chairman, H E Jassem The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani inaugurating UITP tions,” he said.