Egypt, Qatar sign accords to boost relations

DOHA: Egypt and Qatar signed three memomoranda of understanding, including one between the two nations’ sovereign wealth funds, the Egyptian presidency said on Wednesday during a two-day trip by Abdul Fattah Al Sissi to Doha.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Al Sissi “witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Qatar Investment Authority and the Sovereign Fund of Egypt for investment and development”, the emir’s office said on its official website.
They also signed an MoU on “cooperation in the field of ports” and another on “cooperation in the field of social affairs”, the website added. Qatari and Egyptian ministers and other officials also attended the signing ceremony, the office said. –Agencies