Amir, Kazakh president discuss ways to lift ties

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held an official session of talks with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in the capital Astana on Wednesday.At the outset of the session, the President of Kazakhstan welcomed His Highness the Amir and the accompanying delegation, noting that the Amir's visit will promote the cooperation between the two friendly countries in all fields and upgrading them to higher levels, and looking forward to further joint cooperation.For his part, His Highness the Amir noted his happiness at visiting the friendly Republic of Kazakhstan, expressing thanks to the Kazakh President for the warm reception and hospitality, and wishing Kazakhstan further progress and prosperity. His Highness the Amir expressed the hope that the visit pushes forward the Qatari-Kazakh relations to serve their common interests by investing opportunities and the potentials available for both countries.During the talks, the two sides discussed cooperation ties between the two countries and ways of enhancing and developing them, mainly in the fields of economy, investment, culture and sports, in addition to regional and international issues of common concern.The session was attended by HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, HE Chief of the Amiri Diwan Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, HE Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif al Sulaiti, HE Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Qassim al-Thani, and a number of members of the official delegation.On the Kazakh side, the session was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Timur Suleimenov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin, Special Envoy of the President of Kazakhstan for International Cooperation Erzhan Kazykhan, Chairman of the Sovereign Wealth Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" Almasadam Satkaliev, Minister of Defence Ruslan Zhaksylykov, Minister of Agriculture Yerbol Karashukeyev, and a number of high-ranking officials.His Highness the Amir and the the President of Kazakhstan held earlier a meeting during which they discussed aspects of bolstering the cooperation between the two friendly countries and a number of issues of common concern.