Minister of Foreign affairs of Mexico H E Marcelo Ebrard with QC Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani during the meeting held on the sidelines of the Doha Forum.
Doha: On the sidelines of the Doha Forum, Qatar Chamber (QC) recently held a meeting with H E Marcelo Ebrard, Minister of Foreign affairs of Mexico, to review economic and commercial relations and explore investment climate and opportunities available in both countries.
The meeting touched on enhancing cooperation ties between businessmen from both countries and the possibility of establishing a joint council for Qatari and Mexican businessmen.
From QC side, the meeting was headed by QC Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani. It was also attended by a number of QC board members, as well as ambassador of Mexico to Qatar HE Graciela Gomez Garcia.
Speaking at the meeting, H E Marcelo Ebrard praised the robust relations between both countries, expressing his keenness on forging genuine partnership between business sectors of both countries.
The Minister called on Qatari businessmen to invest in Mexico, indicating that it owns an attractive climate for investments and offers a lot of opportunities in various sectors.
In turn, Sheikh Khalifa lauded the close relations between Qatar and Mexico in all fields, especially in economic and commercial areas, citing the common desire of both sides to further underpin cooperation links at the level of private sector, in a way that helps increase their mutual investments and develop their bilateral trade volume.
He noted that the two countries’ trade exchange last year amounted to QR885m, an increase of 8 percent compared with the previous year.
QC Chairman underscored that the Chamber urges Qatari businessmen to explore investment opportunities available in Mexico and enhance cooperation with their Mexican counterparts through establishing new partnerships and alliances, whether in Qatar or Mexico.
