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Sports Minister Kralev Discusses Future Agreement with Qatar Counterpart

Sofia, October 13 (BTA) - Sports and Youth Minister Krasen Kralev invited Qatari entrepreneurs to invest in Bulgarian sports training facilities in Belmeken and Pamporovo during a meeting with his Qatar counterpart Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali. Kralev paid a two-day working visit to Qatar, where he attended the World Boxing Championships in Doha.

The two ministers discussed an upcoming memorandum of cooperation in the field of sports for joint training, cooperation in sports medicine, anti-doping measures and possibilities for Bulgarian experts to work for Qatar's boxing, wrestling, shooting and volleyball federations. The document will promote the exchange in sports, physical education and applied sports science between the youth organizations and sports federations.

Within the framework of his visit Kralev conferred with Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary General Thani Al-Kuwari.

In Doha, Kralev met with International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Wu Ching-kuo. Kralev assured President Wu that Bulgaria will be an excellent host to the Olympic qualifications for APB and WSB series in 2016, where 26 quotas will be distributed. Kralev added that Bulgaria has bid to host the European Women's Boxing Championships in 2016. For his part, President Wu said that women's boxing was his personal cause and invited Bulgaria to apply to host the Women's World Boxing Championships in 2018.

At the World Boxing Championships Kralev conferred with Serik Konakbayev, AIBA Vice President and Asian Boxing Confederation President, and Suleyman Mikayilov, Vice President of the Boxing Federation of Azerbaijan and Dmitry Tikhomolov, President of the Belarusian Boxing Federation.

Also, Kralev met with Bulgarian athletes, coaches an sports officials who live in Doha.