Qatar attends Fourth Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar participated in the ministerial roundtable on mineral resources, organised by the Saudi Ministry of Industry and Miner...

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar participated in the ministerial roundtable on mineral resources, organised by the Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, as part of the Fourth Future Minerals Forum (FMF) held under the theme ‘’Delivering Impact’ from January 14 to 16, 2025, in Riyadh.

Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, H E Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed headed the Qatari delegation.

The ministerial roundtable convened ministers, governmental and non-governmental delegations, and multilateral agencies involved in the mining sector at regional and international levels.

Discussions centred on reviewing the progress of initiatives from the third edition of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), which included developing a strategic framework for critical minerals across the mining corridor extending from Africa to West and Central Asia to increase value addition in mineral-producing nations, producing green minerals using modern technologies and renewable energy, and establishing regional Centres of Excellence to enable investment, capacity building, and human resource development.

Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs also attended the opening ceremony of the Future Minerals Forum and toured the accompanying exhibition, where he reviewed the latest, current and future technologies in the mining sector exhibited by the participating entities.