ArmInfo. Armenia will openits own embassy in the State of Qatar. The decision was made at the February 6 meeting of the RA government. According to the certificate, the rationale for the draft decision, an embassy will be openedin Qatar's capital Doha.
As noted in the document, the development of relations with the countries of the Middle and Near East, including the Persian Gulf, occupies an important place in the foreign policy of the Republic of Armenia. "Taking into account the friendly relations of Armenia with Qatar, the high standard of living in this country and investment opportunities, which registered the growth of trade between Armenia and Qatar in the last period, as well as the number of tourists visiting Armenia, the countries agreed that it should be opened in Qatar RA Embassy ", the draft decision noted.
According to the rationale, Qatar also expressed its readiness in the event of the opening of the Embassy by Armenia in Doha to respond with the principle of reciprocity and in Yerevan to open the Embassy of the State of Qatar. The cost of maintaining the embassy is 192,584 dollars, of which 110 thousand in the next three years will provide Qatar.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia has been instructed via diplomatic channels to officially inform the Qatar authorities about the change of the residence of the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. -