Qatar: Emir Sheikh Tamim’s Saudi Arabia visit, meetings
Issue 953
- 07 Sep 2013
| 1 minute read
Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani’s first foreign visit as head of state was a one-day trip to Saudi Arabia on 2 August. After flying to King Abdulaziz International airport, he performed Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage), and then met King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz, who hosted an iftar banquet in his honour. Post-Ramadan, Tamim has had a number of meetings with foreign officials. In late August, French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was in Doha for meetings with Tamim and state minister for defence affairs Hamad Bin Ali Al-Attiyah (chief of staff under Tamim’s father).
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