From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Sun Jul 26 2009 - 10:05:53 EDT
Qatar News Agency
Eritrean Presidential Advisor Hails Qatari-Eritrean Relations
Doha, July 26 (QNA) - Eritrean Presidential Advisor Abdallah Jabir
praised the "very distinct and growing" relations between Qatar and
Eritrea, and noted the fraternal relations between H.H. the Emir of
Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Eritrean President Isaias
Afworki.
The Eritrean Presidential Advisor is currently visiting Doha to attend
the Eritrean cultural festival, which was concluded here yesterday. In
remarks to reporters, Jabir referred to the Qatari economic and tourist
investments in Eritrea, hoping that bilateral relations would witness
further development for the benefit of the Qatari and Eritrean people.
He added that there are Qatari-Eritrean common interests on the Horn of
Africa, especially in what related to support peace and stability in the
Sudan, Somalia, the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. In the meantime, the
Eritrean official praised the Qatari initiative aims to resolve Darfur
crisis, saying that it is an "honest" and "internationally supported"
initiative. (QNA) LY
http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_bulletin/News/Pages/09-07-26-1456_840_00
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