Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and HE the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Dr. Luis Lacalle Pou, held an official talks session at the Amiri Diwan on Monday morning.
During the session, they discussed bilateral relations and ways of enhancing and developing them, especially in the diplomatic, educational, and sports fields. They also reviewed issues of joint interest.
HH the Amir and HE the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay witnessed the signing of an agreement and several memoranda of understanding (MoU) between the two countries.
Both sides witnessed the signing of an MoU on cooperation in the youth and sports fields, and an MoU for cooperation in the education field, and an agreement on a mutual exemption from entry visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, private, official, regular and mission passports, as well as an MoU for cooperation in the field of diplomatic training between the Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Artigas Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
The session and the signing ceremony were attended by a number of Their Excellencies the Ministers.
On the Uruguayan side, it was attended by a number of Their Excellencies members of the official delegation accompanying HE the President.
HH the Amir hosted a luncheon banquet in honor of HE the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the accompanying delegation.
HE the President had earlier arrived at the Amiri Diwan, where he was accorded an official reception ceremony.
