Qatar agrees to Vietnam’s Trade Centre project

Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al-thani has pledged to provide land so that Vietnam can build an exhibition and trade centre in the Gulf State, adding Qatar will open an embassy in Hanoi later this year to strengthen bilateral ties.

The Qatari PM received a delegation from the Ministry of Construction, led by Minister Nguyen Hong Quan, during their visit to Qatar from May 9-12 as the guests of the Qatari Minister of Municipality and State Planning Abdulaziz Al-Thani. He said that Qatari agencies are fulfilling agreements reached by the two countries during PM Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s official visit to Qatar in March.

The PM praised the level of Qatari-Vietnamese cooperation in construction projects and commended Vietnamese construction companies’ bidding for major infrastructure projects in Qatar.

He said Qatar will soon send a delegation to Vietnam to finalise a cooperative project to grow rice and flowers.

During his stay in Qatar, Minister Quan attended the Vietnam-Qatar business forum, jointly organised by the Vietnamese embassy and the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Earlier from May 5-9, Minister Quan, accompanied by representatives from 12 leading Vietnamese businesses in the construction and mechanical engineering industries, visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to seek out opportunities for cooperation in housing and civil engineering projects in the Emirates.

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