Kinshasa: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) HE Felix Tshisekedi witnessed the signing ceremony of an agreement and several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the two countries at the Presidential Palace in Kinshasa, on Friday.
They witnessed the signing of an MoU on cooperation in the field of ports between Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) and the National Transport Office (ONATRA SA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo; an MoU on cooperation in legal fields between the Ministries of Justice of the two countries; and an agreement on the mutual exemption from entry visas for holders of diplomatic and special passports between the two governments.
HH the Amir and HE President Felix Tshisekedi also witnessed the signing of an MoU between the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Ministry of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action, and National Solidarity in the DRC to support the multi-sectoral emergency response project in the Democratic Republic of Congo - North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri, and Chubu regions - and an MoU on cooperation in the fields of youth and sports between the governments of the two countries.
They also witnessed the signing of an MoU on conducting political consultations on issues of common interest between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the State of Qatar and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Francophonie, and the Congolese Diaspora in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The signing ceremony was attended by Their Excellencies the members of the official delegation accompanying HH the Amir, and a lineup of Their Excellencies Congolese ministers and senior officials.
