His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a session of official talks with Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Anwar Ibrahim at the Amiri Diwan on Monday.

At the beginning of the session, HH the Amir welcomed the Malaysian Prime Minister and his accompanying delegation, wishing them a pleasant stay.

HH the Amir also expressed his hopes that the talks would contribute to bolstering economic and trade relations between the two countries in a way that achieves the interests of the two friendly countries.

For his part, the Prime Minister of Malaysia expressed his thanks and appreciation to HH the Amir for the warm welcome and hospitality he and his accompanying delegation were accorded, stressing the importance of the talks with HH the Amir in opening promising horizons for bilateral partnership between the two countries.

He also commended the historical bilateral relations spanning over 50 years of friendship and constructive and fruitful cooperation.

The talks session covered bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and ways to boost and develop them across various areas of cooperation, regional and international issues of common concern, especially the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories.

In attendance were Chief of the Amiri Diwan HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Thani, Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, along with several senior officials.

Also present from the Malaysian side were Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamad Haji Hasan, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Minister of Higher Education, Zambry Abd Kadir, along with a number of senior officials members of the accompanying delegation.

HH the Amir and the Malaysian PM held a bilateral meeting during which they discussed a number of topics of common interest.

QNA