Barely 24 hours after it emerged that Qatar has rejected a business and investment forum meeting request at the margins of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to the country, the Arab nation has made a u-turn saying it would host the business parley.
President Tinubu would visit Qatar for a two-day state visit from March 2, 2023.
However, the Middle-east country has turned down a request by the president for a business forum parley at the sidelines of the visit, according to leaked diplomatic documents.
On February 24, 2024, a leaked memo showed that Qatar declined the proposed investment forum, citing the unavailability of Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the country’s minister of commerce and industry.
The embassy of Qatar in Abuja had said there is no agreement between the Arabian country and Nigeria regarding the investment forum.
On February 25, 2024, in another memo, Qatar has agreed to host the business and investment forum proposed by Nigeria during Mr Tinubu’s visit.
