Brussels / Information Office / March 07

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani, and HE Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Jens Stoltenberg witnessed the signing of an agreement on cooperation in military and security issues between the Government of the State of Qatar, represented by the Qatari Armed Forces and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), at NATO headquarters in Brussels this evening.

The agreement was signed by HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani , and HE Deputy Secretary-General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller.

The signing was attended by Their Excellencies members of the accompanying official delegation.

It was also attended by a number of senior military officials from both sides.