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Boiko Borissov on official visit to Qatar and Kuwait

Mon, Mar 22 2010 10:04 CET

byNick Iliev

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Boiko Borissov on official visit to Qatar and Kuwait

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani



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Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is on an official visit to Qatar and Kuwait until March 24. The visit is set to strengthen bilateral energy and economic co-operation, the Bulgarian national television BNT said.

Borissov is scheduled to meet the emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his son on March 22, the report said.

Reportedly, Bulgaria will offer Qatar and Kuwait the option to take ports and airports on concession agreements. Additionally, agreements will be signed that will see an end to current double taxation procedures. Furthermore, Borissov is to negotiate increased co-operation with Qatar over renewable energy sources, the report said.

Transport Minister Alexander Tsvetkov also said that it is possible for a direct flight linking Sofia and Doha to be inaugurated.

Along with Borissov and Tsvetkov, the Bulgarian delegation consists of Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov and Economy Minister Traicho Traikov.

Al Thani visited Bulgaria on April 14 and 15 2009, the first such visit to Bulgaria in history. On that occasion he met Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov and former prime minister Sergei Stanishev.

The two heads of state signed agreements on air communications, as well as economic and technical co-operation, on April 15 2009.

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