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President Radev
Wraps Up
Visit to Qatar


Doha, April 12 (BTA special correspondent Lora Metanova) - President Rumen Radev, who is on an official visit to Qatar, met with representatives of the Bulgarian community of about 400 people, mostly specialists in design and construction, air transport, tourism, sports, education, health care and research.

Radev told the Bulgarians: "It is not just the heads of diplomatic missions that are our ambassadors to Qatar, all of you - engineers, builders, musicians and doctors - are our ambassadors." He noted that their remarkable professional and personal reputation had prompted Qatar to view investment opportunities in Bulgaria very favourably.

Meeting with President Radev, the Qatari Minister of Transport and Communications, Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, confirmed that a direct air service between Doha and the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna will be opened before the end of this year, said the President's Press Secretariat.

Before his departure, Radev visited the Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air College at Al Udeid Air Base.

Friday was the last day of the official visit of the Bulgarian President to Qatar on the invitation of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad. The Bulgarian head of State also conferred with Qatar's Prime Minister and Miniser of Interior Abdallah bin Nasir bin Khalifa Al Thani. A bilateral business forum opens in Doha during the presidential visit.

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Bulgarian hi-tech companies can apply for Qatari financing to expand their operations and enter the global market, it emerged from a meeting between Bulgarian Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Manolev and Qatari Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatari Free Zones Authority, Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, the Economy Ministry said on Friday.

Manolev talked about Bulgaria's advantages as an investment destination: an attractive tax system, high-skill labour force, incentives and access to the Single European Market, among others.

Manolev led representatives of 30 Bulgarian companies as part of President Rumen Radev's official visit to Lebanon and Qatar. RY,IG/DD


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