Sheikh Mohamed meets ministers, senior officials on the sidelines of 5th UN Conference on LDCs

HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Qassim al-Thani met with several ministers and senior officials on the sidelines of the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, which took place in Doha on March 5-9.
The minister met, separately, with Faisal bin Fadel al-Ibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning, Saudi Arabia; Daniyar Amangeldiev, Minister of Economy and Commerce, Kyrgyz Republic; Kairat Umarov, Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Moses Kiarie Kuria, Minister of Trade, Investment, and Industry of Kenya; Rodrigo Malmierca, Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment of Cuba; and Zavqi Zavqizoda, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan.
The meetings discussed ways to strengthen and develop co-operation, especially in the fields of trade, investment, and industry.
The minister showcased the economic policies and incentives adopted by Qatar to support the private sector, in addition to the legislations and promising opportunities that are available to foreign investors and businessmen in Qatar.
Additionally, he met separately, with Daren Tang, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Dr Gerd Muller, director general, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), and Dr Guy Diedrich, senior vice-president and Global Innovation Officer for Cisco Systems.
During the meetings, the minister expressed Qatar’s recognition for the support provided by WIPO in developing the policies and strategies related to intellectual property, especially the National Strategy for Intellectual Property, and how to benefit from the MoUs signed so far.
HE Sheikh Mohamed also emphasised the role played by UNIDO in facilitating industrial development in developing countries and stressed Qatar’s keenness to support the organisation in facing global challenges.