Doha: Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to Qatar H E Haja Ishata Thomas underlined that Sierra Leone and Qatar have enjoyed historical, fruitful, and solid bilateral relations over the past 40 years.
Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA) on the occasion of the visit of President of Sierra Leone H E Dr. Julius Maada Bio to Qatar, the Ambassador said that given its strategic geographic location and the highly revered diplomatic credence enjoyed by Qatar, Sierra Leone immediately expanded its diplomatic representation with Qatar since 1979.
Since that historic moment, Sierra Leone has always maintained warm and fraternal relations at all levels; diplomatic, bilateral, multilateral economic as well as close collaboration with Qatar, thus, this has further effectively strengthened and deepened the relations of the two counties, she added.
The Ambassador pointed out that when the President of Sierra Leone Dr. Julius Maada Bio assumed office in 2018, the first country he visited was the beautiful Qatar that shows the significance the government and the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone do attach to Qatar.
He said that the government and friendly people of Qatar have provided numerous development assistance to Sierra Leone, especially in the education sector and the recent support in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ambassador said that to further strengthen and deepen trade and investment opportunities between the two countries, a team of experts from the Republic of Sierra Leone has just concluded a business visit to Qatar to carry out presentations to showcase the country’s trade and investment potentials.
He said that Sierra Leone business delegation engaged private investors at the Qatar Chamber to showcase Sierra Leone’s trade and investment potential and presented a list of potential projects for investment, aiming to woo (potential) investors and increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Sierra Leone.
Similarly, the delegation met with Qatar Investment Authority officials and discussed a number of business opportunities, focusing primarily on brownfield projects, which entailed investing in existing projects. The two sides also highlighted the construction of seaports, hotels and renewable energy as possible investment ventures.
