PM sends written message to Brazilian FM

Brasilia: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani sent a written message to Minister of...

Brasilia: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent a written message to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil, HE Mauro Vieira, extending an invitation to His Excellency to attend the first-ever GCC-Brazilian Ministerial Meeting in September in Doha.

The State of Qatar is the current chair of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Secretary-General of the GCC, HE Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi delivered the message during a meeting with HE Vieira in the capital Brasilia.

HE Al Budaiwi said the invitation expresses the GCC's desire to strengthen strategic relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil in many areas that serve common interests and achieve great benefits for the peoples. It also comes within the framework of the GCC's keenness to explore and open new horizons for cooperation on the one hand, and to strengthen their relations with world countries and organizations on the other hand.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the relations between the GCC and the Federative Republic of Brazil and ways to develop and strengthen them. They also tackled several topics of common interest, including the memorandum of understanding and the joint action plan between the two sides, which is expected to be signed during the ministerial meeting in September.