Top French honour for Qatar minister

HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti has been recognised with France’s “Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour”. He was honoured by French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at an event witnessed by HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday.Al-Sulaiti expressed pleasure over the appreciation, attributing it to the “massive and unlimited support” he has been receiving from HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and directives from the prime minister and interior minister. He said Qatari-French relations are strong and historic and have been reinforced in multiple fields over the past few years. He also pointed to the “remarkable advancement that moved the relations from the conventional to strategic level, thanks to the convergence of points-of-view on several issues of common interest”. Eventually, this made the bilateral relations a “good role model”, the minister observed, and pushed the two countries to explore new horizons for co-operation to further enhance ties.Further, al-Sulaiti said he has been working to boost co-operation between the two friendly nations since he started his professional career and that co-operation resulted in the launch of joint projects in the areas of transport and information technology.