Emir of Qatar arrives in first official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The ruler of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, arrived today in the first official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Emir of Qatar is in front of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the highest state honors greeted Presidency Chairman Dragan Covic.
Al-Thani will be during a one-day visit to Sarajevo to meet with the highest representatives of legislative and executive authorities in BiH - the BiH Presidency members, the management of Representatives and House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH and the BiH Council of Ministers.
Qatar is a country with less than two million inhabitants, located in the Arabian Peninsula, and one of the richest countries in the world. The economy of Qatar is based on the supply of oil and gas, which make up the majority of exports of the monarchy (emirate). In the last 150 years or so Qatar government al-Thani family of origin and the current emir.
Sheikh Tamim came to power in 2013, after he stepped down from the throne of his father, the then 61-year-old Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. So Sheik Tamim at age 33 became the youngest monarch in the Persian Gulf.
Today's visit of Sheikh Tamim is not the first visit to the Qatari ruler Bosnia and Herzegovina as soon as the Emir Tamim, BiH 2010, visited his father, Sheik.
Qatar has recognized the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 22 October 1992, while the diplomatic relations between the two countries established on 22 January 1993.
- 29 Jan, 2016
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