Slovenia keen to bolster ties with Qatar in several fields, says Slovenian official

Doha: Qatar and Slovenia have witnessed a remarkable development in relations in the recent years. There are great similarities and joint opportunitie...

Doha: Qatar and Slovenia have witnessed a remarkable development in relations in the recent years. There are great similarities and joint opportunities between the two in many aspects.

Speaking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of the Qatar Slovenia Business Meeting, yesterday Matevž Frangež, State Secretary for Internationalization, Entrepreneurship, Development Resources and Tourism, at Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport said, the business meeting proves that both countries have a great potential for mutual collaboration on various fields such as logistics, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, quantum computing.

There are many similarities between the two countries in terms of Qatar Vision 2030 and Slovenia’s vision in terms of economic diversity, sustainability, and innovation, which opens up many horizons for cooperation and partnership between the two sides.

Qatar’s National Vision 2030, which focuses on diversification and knowledge-based growth, is well aligned with Slovenia’s innovation-driven and sustainable economic model.

Qatar and Slovenia are two different countries but have very complementary economies. Frangež said, “We see Qatar as an amazing global economic centre and we would like to invite more Qataris to explore Slovenia, our amazing innovation ecosystem, new industries, but also, of course, all the beauties of green Slovenia and invest in it.”