By Satish Kanady
By Satish Kanady
DOHA: The US Department of State will hold the inaugural US-Qatar Economic and Investment Dialogue tomorrow, in Washington, DC.
Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Treasury Jacob J Lew will launch the event with their Qatari counterparts, Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi, the State Department said in a statement.
Qatar is a strategic partner of the United States, and the two countries work closely across a range of issues.
The Economic and Investment Dialogue represents a milestone that will strengthen a bilateral relationship that already includes record levels of trade and investment.
In September, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority, opened its first office in the United States with plans to invest $35bn in the United States over the coming five years.
In Qatar, American companies are achieving remarkable success and making important contributions to Qatar’s development strategy.
This inaugural US-Qatar Economic and Investment Dialogue will highlight the close cooperation between the United States and Qatar and establishes a mechanism to further strengthen commercial and economic ties in the coming years.
US-Qatar Economic and Investment Dialogue opening ceremony will be attended by US Secretary of State John Kerry, US Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew, Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and Finance Minister H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi.
It will be held at the Department of State tomorrow morning.
The ceremony will be followed by the signing of a memorandum of understanding.
A meeting between Kerry and Dr Al Attiyah will also be held.
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