Here is a summary of local news released Thursday: – HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Thursday a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Malta Dr. George Vella on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day.
– HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met with HE Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
– HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met today with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Lebanese Republic Dr. Abdallah Bouhabib, on the sidelines of 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
– HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Thursday a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day.
– HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Thursday a cable of congratulations to HE Governor-General of Belize Froyla Tzalam on the anniversary of her country’s Independence Day.
– HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia Abshir Omar Jama, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78) in New York.
– HE Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Vice-Chairman of Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai met with Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee Yin Li, and his accompanying delegation, during his visit to Ras Bufontas Free Zone.
– The national carrier of the State of Qatar received four awards during the APEX/IFSA Awards Ceremony that took place at APEX/IFSA Global EXPO in Long Beach, California.
– HE Minister of Finance Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met with HE Hong Kongs Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu, during his visit to the Country.
– The State of Qatar participated in the 6th meeting of the technical team for awareness works in security media field in the GCC states, which was held on Thursday via video conferencing.
– Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued treasury bills worth QR 500 million for a one-week term, due on Sep. 28, at an interest rate of 5.7550 percent.
– HE Minister of Environment and Climate Change Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al-Thani met on Thursday with HE Minister of Environment and Energy of the Republic of Costa Rica Franz Tattenbach and HE Minister of Environment of the Republic of Rwanda Dr. Jeanne d’Arc, on the sidelines of His Excellency’s participation in the Climate Ambition Summit, held at the UN headquarters in New York, USA. (MORE)
Source: Qatar News Agency