Shura Council hails Amir's Russia visit, reviews MoCI efforts to develop commercial, investment and service sectors

Doha, Qatar: The Shura Council held on Monday its routine weekly sitting, chaired by the Speaker HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim and attended by Mini...

Doha, Qatar: The Shura Council held on Monday its routine weekly sitting, chaired by the Speaker HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim and attended by Minister of Commerce and Industry, HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al Thani.

The sitting at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall started with the legislature hailing the outcomes of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's official visit to the Russian Federation the previous week and His Highness' talks with HE President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

The legislative body said the talks bolstered bilateral cooperation across various fields and highlighted the two countries' convergent views on regional and international issues, primarily the efforts backing peace efforts in the Middle East and their firm positions on the Palestinian issue.

HH the Amir's visit continues the robust relations between the two countries and manifests the prudent leadership's keenness to strengthen bilateral cooperation across various areas of common interest, the lawmakers said.

In another area, the Council strongly condemned dangerous suggestions by parties affiliated with the Israeli occupation to bomb and demolish the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and construct an alleged Temple in its place as a blatant provocation and incitement that offends Muslim sentiments and poses a grave escalation in the region.