Qatar has 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) in Riyadh. HE Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Sayed, Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, 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 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. On the sidelines of the conference, Dr al-Sayed held bilateral meetings with key Saudi officials, including Bandar bin Ibrahim al-Khorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources; Khalid bin Abdulaziz al-Falih, Minister of Investment; and Muhammad al-Abduljabbar, acting governor of the General Authority for Foreign Trade.

Additionally, Dr al-Sayed met with Jorge Luis Montero Cornejo, Minister of Energy and Mining of Peru, where discussions focused on strengthening trade partnerships between Qatar and the respective countries, increasing bilateral trade, and exploring new opportunities for co-operation in foreign trade.