The President of the Republic of Malta, his Excellency Dr George Abela, accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Tonio Borg, shall be heading a business mission of twenty five delegates in Doha Qatar between the 26th and the 27th of August.

His Excellency and the Honourable Prime Minister shall be hosted by His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar.

This mission is being looked at very positively from both parties espacially by the Maltese side, who envisage to be able to widen the limited economic horizons of the tiny European Nation State further into the GCC. Malta already exports a considerably amount of goods to Qatar and the rest of the GCC, with the main commodities being foodstuffs. This mission shall focus to also introduce other beneficiary commodities to Qatar including those in the sectors of training, healthcare, financial, and other services that Malta specialises in.