OREANDA-NEWS. July 31, 2008. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani exchanged congratulatory telegrams on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the USSR and Qatar.

Both sides noted with satisfaction the development of many-sided Russian-Qatari cooperation, and reiterated readiness to further strengthen the traditionally friendly ties and interaction on the international scene.