NEWS

Rosen Plevneliev: Qatar May Be The First Country To Create A South-North Corridor For The Transit Of Gas

2014-03-11 16:06:00

Bulgaria and Qatar share a common position on the priority sectors on which they can build their economic cooperation. The two countries will lay the emphasis on food production, the energy sector, high technologies, construction and trade, and on implementing projects of mutual interest. This is what President Rosen Plevneliev told Bulgarian journalists in Doha, after he held a meeting with Sheikh Tamin Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar.

“Qatar shows an interest in Bulgarian agriculture and food production and displaying a responsible attitude requires implementing a national program to encourage the production of meat and dairy products,” the Head of State commented.   In his words, such a program will fully support the regions with a high unemployment rate in Bulgaria. In May a delegation from Qatar will visit Bulgaria on the occasion of setting up a joint Bulgarian-Qatari company for the export of lamb meat to the Arab country. The first agreements on the export of lamb and chicken meat from Bulgaria to Qatar are due to be signed in the following months, Rosen Plevneliev added.

Establishing closer relations with Qatar in the energy sector is of key importance not only for Bulgaria, but also for all countries of the South-East European region. “Not only all of our neighbors, but also Europe as a whole are willing to ensure energy diversification,” the President further added. In his opinion, it is likely that Qatar may become the first country-exporter of natural gas to take part in creating a South-North gas corridor. The countries from the Visegrad group, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece are ready to participate in such a project. “We are seeking opportunities for the seven countries to make investments in building a terminal for liquefied gas on the territory of the Republic of Greece. Although the implementation of such a project will certainly take time, Bulgaria is obliged to work in order to ensure the diversification of the energy sources,” Rosen Plevneliev emphasized. The opportunities for cooperation in the sphere of energy efficiency and the construction of energy neutral buildings were also discussed at the meeting the Head of State held with the emir of Qatar.

Rosen Plevneliev further commented that companies from Bulgaria that have gained experience in the construction sector in the past years have the potential to take part in launching large-scale projects in the transport and energy infrastructure on the territory of Qatar. Bulgarian construction companies are already making their first successful steps in the country and may contribute to Qatar’s preparation for the world football championship in 2022.

The Bulgarian and Qatari Heads of State attended the ceremony of signing agreements for cooperation between the diplomatic institutes at the foreign ministries of the two countries and between the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency and the Qatar News Agency. Also an agreement on fraternization of Sofia Municipality and the city of Doha was signed.  

Bulgaria and Qatar will also strengthen their partnership in the education sector, as well as in the defense industry sector, the Head of State’s words further made it clear.

Earlier today Rosen Plevneliev got acquainted with the activity of the “Qatar” foundation and held talks with its chairperson, Sheikh Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned. The Head of State also got acquainted with the “Education City” project, which is carried out with the help of the foundation in the capital Doha.

“It is here that I see the future. Although Qatar is a very rich country, what really is worth respecting is the approach adopted to education and the efforts made to make it accessible to everyone,” President Plevneliev said. The Head of State also recalled the Qatari foundation’s contribution to supporting education worldwide by launching Sheikh Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned’s initiative “Education come first.”  “The difference lies in the attitude to education – many politicians talk about growth, while here it is a fact,” the Head of State further commented.

MORE FROM NEWS

Head of State Holds a Call with Polish Counterpart

23 April 2025 | 16:04
Head of State Rumen Radev today held a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda ahead of the upcoming summit of the Three Seas Initiative in Warsaw.

The Prospects for Cooperation in Education, Science and Economy between Bulgaria and Timor-Leste Were Discussed by Presidents Rumen Radev and Jose Ramos-Horta

22 April 2025 | 15:03
Timor-Leste has the potential to be a valuable partner for Bulgaria within the Southeast Asian region, and a stable basis for the development of bilateral relations are shared democratic values, human rights and a rules-based international order. This was stated by the Head of State Rumen Radev at a meeting with the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos -Horta, who is on a working visit to our country

Rumen Radev: To Be Sustainable and Irreversible, the EU Enlargement Process Should Be Based on the Real Fulfilment of Membership Criteria

17 April 2025 | 16:04
This was the position that Head of State expressed at a meeting with European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos

Rumen Radev: The Delivery of the F-16 Fighters Is Just the Beginning of the Political Commitment to the Logistics, Maintenance and Building of Real Defence Capabilities of the Bulgarian Air Force

12 April 2025 | 10:10
The Head of State holds a meeting with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO at the US Department of Defense

ОТКРИТО УПРАВЛЕНИЕ

e-ДОКУМЕНТИ

BULGARIAN CHRISTMAS

SUPPORT A DREAM

JOHN ATANASOFF AWARD

CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY


Useful links