Lebanon receives offer on with natural gas from Qatar, investment from Kuwait

Lebanese Minister of Industry and Oil Sulayman Trablousi discussed yesterday with Qatari Minister of Energy Abdallah Bin Hamad Attiyah the bilateral relations and the project of providing Lebanon with natural gas.

The Qatari minister, who is currently visiting Lebanon, stated after the meeting that Lebanon is among the tourism and strategic areas in the world, and it is important to include gas in sources of generating energy in Lebanon as it is among the cleanest sources for generating energy.

Meanwhile, Lebanese Minister of Trade and Economy Nasser Saidi received an official invitation to participate in the international investment assembly that will be convened in Kuwait during the February 2000.

The invitation was delivered by Ali Darwish El-Shamali, the general manager of the Arab research center in Kuwaiti, to Saidi, adding that the assembly will be convened under the title "The international investment forum" for the year 2000.

The ministries of trade, industry, finance and petroleum in Kuwait are to participate, as well as the Arab research center.