The Qatari government has accepted the request of President Bola Tinubu for a business investment forum in the Arab State.
This is contained in a letter from the Qatari government to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Nigeria dated February 23, 2024.
According to the letter, president Tinubu will be meeting the government of Qatar in the chamber country’s chamber of commerce on the 3rd of March, 2024.
Recall that the federal government had initially announced that President Tinubu would be visiting the Gulf country on March 2 -3, 2023.
The Presidency refuted claims that the Qatari government snubbed President Bola Tinubu’s request to visit the Middle East country in March for bilateral discussions.
According to the letter, the Gulf country will meet with President Tinubu as Scheduled on March 2 -3, 2023.
It reads; “The Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja presents its compliments to the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Regarding the upcoming State visit of H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Qatar from 2nd- 3rd March 2024 regarding holding a Business and Investment Forum (BIF) on the margins of Mr President’s visit to Qatar on 2nd March 2024.
“The Embassy has the honour to convey that the Qatar Chamber of Commerce will host the above-mentioned event on 3rd March 2024, as proposed by the Nigerian side.
“The Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja presents its compliments to the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
