11 Apr 2018 – 8:50
The Peninsula
DOHA: The State of Qatar signed a cooperation agreement in the cultural field with the Republic of Panama on the exchange of expertise and holding joint events between the two countries.
The signing took place yesterday during a meeting between Minister of Culture and Sports, H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, and Panama’s Vice-Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation, Maria Luisa Navarro, in the presence of the Republic of Panama’s Ambassador to Doha, Oreste Del Rio Sandoval.
The State of Qatar also signed an air services agreement with the Republic of Panama to open the skies between the two countries. Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, Abdullah bin Nasser Turki Al Subaey, and Vice-Minister of Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Maria Luisa Navaro, signed the agreement.
The agreement provides for opening the skies for national carriers in both countries to operate an unlimited number of passenger and cargo flights between Qatar and Panama with full transport rights
