Qatar Chamber participates in France-Arab Economic Summit

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Chamber (QC) recently participated in the Fifth France Arab Countries Economic Summit, held under the patronage of the President...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Chamber (QC) recently participated in the ‘Fifth France-Arab Countries Economic Summit,’ held under the patronage of the President of the Republic of France, H E Emmanuel Macron, with the theme ‘Increasing France’s Place in the Arab World’ in Paris.

The event was jointly organized by the Arab-French Chamber of Commerce, the Union of Arab Chambers, and the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CPME), with support from ICE-FRANCE, the International Chamber of Commerce-France, International Medef, and Business France. The Chamber’s delegation was led by Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani and included board member Dr Khaled bin Klefeekh Al Hajri.

The summit was attended by more than 400 high-level economic figures and featured three round tables held on a geographical basis as general working sessions: the first focused on the Maghreb countries, the second on the Arab Levant countries, and the third on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

On the sidelines of the summit, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim met with Aurelien Le Chevalier, Director of the Office of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in the attendance of H E Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to France.

During the meeting, both sides discussed economic and commercial relations between the two countries and explored ways to enhance cooperation between the Qatari private sector and its French counterpart. They also emphasized the importance of fostering mutual investments and partnerships between the business sectors of both nations.