‘Amir's visit a milestone in developing relations with Asia’

DOHA: Speaker of the Shura CouncilH E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim(pictured) affirmed that a visit by Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Ban...

DOHA: Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim (pictured) affirmed that a visit by Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Bangladesh, Nepal and the Philippines constitutes a new milestone in developing relations with Asia, praising H H the Amir's keenness on consolidating cooperation between Qatar and other countries.

In an exclusive statement to QNA, the Speaker said the visit would strengthen the bonds of friendship, coordination, cooperation, and common interests with these countries in various fields. It would also push parliamentary relations to broader horizons and consolidate parliamentary efforts aimed at bringing the Qatari people and the peoples of those friendly countries closer together, considering the growing relations between Qatar and Asian countries.

He noted the great importance of parliamentary relations between the Shura Council and Asian parliaments in view of the distinguished regional, geographical, and economic status of the State of Qatar, which enabled it to become a strategic partner for Asian countries, in addition to Qatar’s important regional political role at the international level that allowed it to build strong and established bilateral relations with Asian countries.

Al Ghanim pointed out that Qatar supported the key goals upon which the Asian Cooperation Dialogue Initiative was based, most notably strengthening relations between member states, coordinating political positions, consolidating aspects of cooperation in various fields, and achieving common interests.

He said the Shura Council has built solid parliamentary relations with the parliaments of Asian countries, especially since the Council has a prominent presence in the Asian Parliamentary Assembly. The Speaker explained that the parliamentary friendship group with Asian countries had an important role in consolidating and strengthening relations through bilateral meetings and mutual visits, pointing out that the Shura Council will work to reinforce and develop these relations, in a way that contributes to supporting and strengthening the country's orientation towards developing relations with Asian countries.