site.btaPresident Radev Wraps Up Visit to Qatar

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.

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

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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. It was agreed to
 provide further information and detailed criteria for
applicants.

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 leads representatives of 30 Bulgarian companies as part
of President Rumen Radev's official visit to Lebanon and Qatar.