President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday met Qatar’s emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and both sides discussed enhancing bilateral ties and economic cooperation as well as strengthening and exploring opportunities for investment in Afghanistan, Ghani’s spokesman Sediq Sediqqi tweeted.
 
“We welcome you dear brother and your delegations to Doha, we hope our joint efforts will help Afghanistan find peace and stability,” tweeted Sediqqi quoting the emir of Qatar.
 
“We are happy to have you in Doha today and we are ready to expand bilateral under your leadership and guidance”; said Al Thani.
 
Meanwhile, President Ghani expressed his gratitude to the emir of Qatar for the gracious hospitality extended to the Islamic Republic Afghanistan Negotiation team and his support for the Afghan peace process.
 
Qatar is hosting the Afghan peace negotiations that officially started between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban on September 12.
 
Ghani, during his trip to Doha, also met with the US peace envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Gen. Scott Miller, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan in Doha on Monday night and discussed the progress around the Afghan peace talks.
 
President Ghani visited Kuwait and Qatar on Monday, meeting with leaders from both countries, discussing bilateral ties as well as seeking support for the Afghan peace process, according to the presidential spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi.
 
Ghani also met with peace negotiators of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Doha. The negotiators said the president’s trip is not directly involved in the peace negotiations, but will boost international support for peace.
 
The opening ceremony for the negotiations was held on September 12, but the two sides of the talks have not yet started their direct negotiations. However, they have held over seven meetings between their contact groups to discuss procedural rules for the talks.