The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, today, in a farewell meeting, received the Ambassador of Qatar, H.E. Soltan Saad al Moraikhi. At the cordial meeting, the Macedonian President expressed his gratitude to the Ambassador of Qatar for his commitment so far in deepening the cooperation and overall relations between the two countries.

The two interlocutors expressed their expectation for further intensification of contacts in the following period, as well as the expectation for maximum efforts to use all possibilities to strengthen economic cooperation. In this context, Ambassador Soltan Saad al Moraikhi confirmed the interest of Qatar to invest in Macedonia, in several areas and noted that they are considering a number of possible projects.

It was concluded at the meeting that the two countries have excellent bilateral relations, proven by the regular meetings at the highest political level, and the consent reached for more intense and closer cooperation in all areas of mutual interest. It was also discussed about the planned opening of Qatari Embassy in Skopje soon.

President Ivanov stressed that the Republic of Macedonia highly appreciates the efforts of the State of Qatar towards peace building in an extremely complex region of the Middle East and North Africa, particularly stressing the commitment within the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations; commitment that was confirmed with the significant support of the Dialogue among Civilizations, held in Ohrid in 2003.

At the farewell meeting, President Ivanov, among the other things, conveyed greetings to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa and expressed satisfaction that during his visit to the Republic of Macedonia several bilateral agreements in several areas were signed and concrete results thereof are expected in future.