British News Agency

According to a statement from the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov, co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the Coordination Council for the strategic partnership between the two countries in Doha. The statement on the meeting said:

"At the beginning of the meeting, the Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister welcomed his Uzbek counterpart and the accompanying delegation; he also conveyed the sincere wishes of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, for the Council’s success and for the further development of the multifaceted relations between Qatar and Uzbekistan."