Qatar, UK sign security accord
From: Gulf Times
The governments of Qatar and the United Kingdom signed a Memorandum of Understanding on security co-operation following several high-level meetings between HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and senior British government officials here yesterday.
The Emir held separate meetings in the morning with British Home Secretary Theresa May, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband.
Later in the day, the Emir met the Mayor of London Boris Johnson and UK Commercial Secretary to the Treasury Lord Paul Clive Deighton at the Olympic Village.
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Qatar is on a list of countries described as a “priority market” for UK arms sales, ministers have told parliament.
The British sales team at the Doha exhibition was led by Richard Paniguian, head of UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation. He was reported by Gulf Times as saying: “Qatar is an important partner and we are continuing to deepen and strengthen our security relationships including the cyber sector.”
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