Minister of Transport HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti met with Minister of Information, Communication and Transport of Kiribati Tekeeua Tarati in Doha on Tuesday.

The two ministers discussed Qatar-Kiribati relations in transportation and ports, and ways to enhance and take them to higher heights, particularly in civil aviation.

The meeting was followed by the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between civil aviation authorities of the two countries, in attendance of the two ministers.

The MoU was signed by Mohammed Faleh Alhajri, in charge of managing Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, and Mitateti Mote, secretary of the Kiribati Ministry of Information, Communication and Transport.

This MoU allows the national carrier of Qatar to operate any number of flights and use all transport rights for passenger and air cargo traffic.

The meeting and the signing ceremony were attended by several the Ministry of Transport officials, air transportation industry officials and the delegation accompanying Minister Tarati.