(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA
Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani concluded a fruitful visit to the Republic of Singapore, during which he chaired the delegation of the State of Qatar in the Eighth Meeting of the Qatar-Singapore High-Level Joint Committee after his talks with President of the Republic of Singapore HE Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister HE Lee Hsien Loong.
During the talks, they discussed the existing cooperation relations between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Singapore and ways to enhance and develop them in varifields, especially in political, economic, investment, education, tourism, civil development, joint investment projects and artificial intelligence, within the framework of agreements and memorandums of understanding signed between the two countries, in addition to discussing the most prominent regional and international developments and exchanging views on a number of issues of common interest.
During the visit, HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs witnessed the signing ceremony of a number of memorandums of understanding and cooperation between the governments of the two countries. His Excellency delivered the inaugural lecture of the Raffles Lectures series, organized by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), in which he touched on the vision of the State of Qatar on the challenges facing small and medium-sized countries, and ways to enhance and develop security cooperation in order to achieve comprehensive and sustainable security, especially in the security, defense, political, economic and investment, innovative ways of using modern technology, environmental sustainability and collective action, in addition to promoting peaceful solutions and diplomatic initiatives to resolve variconflicts and wars in the region and the world.
His Excellency also spoke about the relations between the State of Qatar, the Republic of Singapore, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
This comes within the framework of the two countries' keenness to continue strengthening relations, which are seen as a successful model for the distinguished partnership between them.
The joint statement issued by the Eighth Meeting of the High-Level Joint Committee stressed the importance of the committee as a main platform for expanding the strong Qatari-Singaporean partnership to broader horizons, in line with the common interests of the two countries.
Both sides emphasized their shared commitment to maintaining and promoting peace, security, and prosperity in the region, and to an ASEAN-centred, open, inclusive, transparent, resilient, and rules-based regional architecture that upholds international law.
The delegation accompanying Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani included Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, 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, Minister of Social Development and Family HE Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, Qatar Airways CEO HE Akbar Al Baker, Chairman of the Qatar Free Zones Authority HE Ahmad bin Mohamed Al Sayed, President of the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau HE Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and Chief of Asia Pacific and Africa Investments at Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani.