Venezuelan leader seeks business ties to Qatar

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro recently sent a letter to Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in the hopes of building a stable and beneficial relationship between their countries, particularly in the areas of economics and energy, Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported.

The letter came as Qatar’s minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, entertained his Venezuelan counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs Delcy Rodriguez, as well as Venezuela’s Energy minister, Eulogio del Pino. The diplomats visited Qatar to discuss areas of mutual interest.