DOHA: The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) hosted on Monday a luncheon at the majlis of Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, Second Deputy Chairman of the association, in honour of the high-level Kenyan delegation, headed by Ambassador Amina Mohmed, Cabinet Secretary, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and Davis Kimutai Chirchir, Cabinet Secretary, the Ministry of Energy.
The event was attended by Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, QBA Chairman, Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser Al Thani, QBA board member, Sheikh Abdallah bin Thani Al Thani, Dr Hussain Al Abdallah, QBA member, Abdulsalam Issa Abu Issa and Sarah Abdallah, QBA Deputy General Manager.
QBA members welcomed the delegation and stressed the importance of the visit in term of increasing economic cooperation between both countries.
QBA leaders said Qatari businessmen are interested to discover investment opportunities in Kenya and establish new projects in various sectors.
The ambassador stressed the need for maintaining friendly relations between both sides and invited members to visit Kenya to explore business and investment opportunities.
Kenya is rich with opportunities and possibilities of trade and investment in various sectors, including agriculture, transport, infrastructure and energy.
Diplomatic relations between Qatar and Kenya were established in 2003, and several agreements have been signed to strengthen relations, including an agreement on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of financial evasion, and an agreement on Kenyan labourers in Qatar.
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