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Monday, March 6, 2023

Minister Meets with Yutong Int’l Business Chairman

Doha – Qatar Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met here today with Mr. Wang Wentao, Chairman of International Business in the Chinese Yutong, the leading global e-bus manufacturer. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation relations and latest updates regarding the strategic partnership for producing e-buses in Qatar, in addition to discussing cooperation in joint investments between Yutong and Mowasalat (Karwa). Mowasalat (Karwa) CEO Mr. Fahad Saad Al Qahtani attended the meeting.

Sunday, February 26, 2023

MOT Wraps Up ISPS Code Workshop

Doha MOT has wrapped up a 3-day workshop on compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code). Organized in conjunction with maritime experts from the UK Department for Transport and attended by several maritime specialists from concerned entities, the workshop focused on ISPS Code and harbors protection, and concluded with MOT’s Assistant Undersecretary, Maritime Transport Affairs, Dr. Saleh bin Fetais Al Marri awarding certificates to its attendees. The workshop comes in the context of Ministry’s interest in sharpening maritime specialists’ skillsets and expertise.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

MOT Attends 20th Riyadh MoU Cmte. Meeting

Riyadh- An MOT delegation has attended the 20th Meeting of Committee on Riyadh MoU on Port State Control; an agreement to achieve safe, secure and efficient shipping in the maritime jurisdictions in the Gulf region, as per the provisions of global maritime conventions of the IMO. The delegation included Asst. Undersecretary, Maritime Transport Affairs, Dr. Saleh bin Fetais Al-Marri, and several maritime transportation officials from MOT. Held in Muscat, the meeting discussed the MoU’s strategic plan for the next 5 years, and updating the committee’s financial and administrative approach by setting out the procedures that can ensure a transition to an advanced port state control mechanism in accordance with other international MoUs. It also discussed procedures of ensuring ships’ compliance with the global requirements for protecting lives and property at seas, in addition to other meeting agenda items.

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Minister Meets with UN Special Envoy for Road Safety

Geneva – Switzerland Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met in Geneva with United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy for Road Safety Mr. Jean Todt, on the sidelines of the 85th Session of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). They discussed enhancing Qatar-UN cooperation on road safety and pushing it up to new heights. They also reviewed latest developments with relation to road safety as per the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this regard, Minister Al-Sulaiti highlighted Qatar’s experience regarding improving road safety, and its significant achievements such as in traffic-related death rate, which has decreased in coincidence with Qatar’s application of its National Road Safety Strategy. Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva H.E. Dr. Hend Abdalrahman Al-Muftah attended the meeting.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Minister Meets with UNECE Executive Secretary

Geneva – Switzerland Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met in Geneva with Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Ms. Olga Algayerova, on the sidelines of the 85th Session of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the UNECE. The two officials discussed enhancing Qatar-UN cooperation in the areas of transportation. They also discussed inland transportation solutions, particularly those relating to harnessing the potentials of transportation solutions in the global action against climate change. During the meeting, Minister Al-Sulaiti highlighted the ecofriendly Transportation Master Plan for Qatar where sustainability is a key foundation. Qatar is one of the world’s high-ranking countries in the field of clean transportation thanks to providing an integrated, multimodal transit system with environment-conscious services such as the metro, trams, and e-buses, in addition to upgrading the specifications of truck and equipment engines to EURO5-equivalent clean diesel fuel, thus ensuring achieving the QNV2030. Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva H.E. Dr. Hend Abdalrahman Al-Muftah attended the meeting.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Minister Attends UN ITC High-Level Meeting in Geneva

Geneva – Switzerland Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti has attended the high-level meeting of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), as the 85th Session of the ITC convenes in Geneva, Switzerland. Themed, “Actions of the Inland Transport Sector to Join the Global Fight Against Climate Change,” the meeting featured transportation ministers and high-profile officials and representatives from around the world, who discussed issues relative to curbing greenhouse gas emissions trends from inland transportation.