Parliament speaker: Emir of Qatar to visit Armenia

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will pay a visit to Armenia, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan said at a meeting with Director General of the Qatar Fund for Development Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari in Doha, Report informs referring to the Armenian media.

The head of the parliament stressed Armenia’s interest in developing relations with Qatar. He expressed confidence that there are great opportunities for cooperation in the areas of culture, health and education, which are priority strategic areas of the Qatar Fund for Development.

Simonyan, referring to the prospects for cooperation in the field of science, education and culture, mentioned thousands of manuscripts and books in Arabic stored in the Matenadaran, proposing to organize joint research projects and mutual exhibitions.

The director of the fund noted that in each area they attach importance to the human resource, on the basis of which future possible cooperation projects will be drawn up and discussed with the responsible persons of the relevant areas in Armenia.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during his visit to Doha in June 2022, invited the Emir of Qatar to pay an official visit to Armenia.