H.E Mr. Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Minister of Commerce and Industry, met with a number of Ministers and officials on the sidelines of his participation in the World Economic Forum that is taking place in Davos, Switzerland from January 21 to January 24, 2020.

On Tuesday January 21, 2020, H.E held separate meeting with H.E. Dr Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy, Oman’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, and H.E. Mr. Pascal Cagni, French Ambassador for International investments, and Chairman of the Board of Business France.

H.E. also met on Wednesday January 22, 2020, with Mr. Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization.

Discussions touched on the promotion and development of joint cooperation, particularly in the trade, investment and industrial fields. Officials also exchanged views on the topics featured in the Forum’s agenda.

H.E. met with Chris Ciauri, President of Google’s cloud arm in Europe, the Middle East and Africa region, on the sidelines of the WEF. Discussions touched on enhancing the partnership between the two sides and expanding the use of Google’s cloud platform in Qatar.