Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday issued three decrees. Of the three, Decree No 14 approved Qatar joining the United Nations Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space.Decree No 15 endorsed an agreement for cooperation in the legal field between Qatar and Uzbekistan, signed in Doha on November 24, 2010. Decree No 16 approved an agreement between Qatar and Malaysia on the avoidance of dual taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with regard to income tax, signed in Putrajaya on July 3, 2008.
The Emir also issued a ratification instrument, approving a draft agreement on commercial maritime transport and ports signed with Algeria in Algiers on January 7.
The Emir issued a ratification instrument approving an agreement signed with Ukraine on visa exemption for diplomatic and special passports holders, signed in Doha on January 28 last year.
Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday issued the Emiri Decision No. 22 for the year 2013, appointing Mohamed Nasser Issa Al Kaabi as Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia.
Doha: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani has sent a cable of greetings to Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Salam on the occasion of his assignment to form a new government. QNA
