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Qatar Closes $6 Billion Seven Ship Deal With Italy

Friday, August 4th, 2017

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Qatar announced the conclusion of a nearly $6 billion deal with Italy to buy seven naval vessels during a visit by the Italian foreign minister in Doha, Qatar.During a joint press conference on August 2 between both countries’ foreign ministers, Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said this deal is within a larger military cooperation program framework. The ministers also signed other agreements between the investment agencies in both countries to consider joint projects and exchanges of opportunities…

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