NNA - Caretaker Economy and Trade Minister, Amin Salam, met today in the Qatari capital - Doha, with the President of the Qatari Bar Association, Mubarak Al-Sulaiti, where they discussed twinning cooperation between the Qatari and Lebanese Bar Associations “to consolidate and document cooperation between lawyers, organizations, associations and similar professional federations in both countries.”

This comes in line with Minister Salam’s interest in this step, as he is an international lawyer before being a minister in the Lebanese government.

In this connection, Salam said: “The lawyer is the protector of justice and independence. Therefore, out of belief in the necessity of the Bar Association’s presence at any event to facilitate exchanges of a legal nature, promote the exchange of documents and information related to various aspects of law and jurisprudence, and organize workshops for lawyers, facilitate the establishment of companies in both countries, consolidate and strengthen cooperation between lawyers, organizations, associations and similar professional federations, we took this step to crown the brotherly relationship between Lebanon and Qatar and put our ties and capabilities in the service of our peoples and attract the investments of our Arab and Gulf brethrens, including the Qatari brothers.”

Salam highlighted the need to prepare the ground for law and justice by strengthening confidence in the judiciary and developing ways to achieve justice and improve its performance, being the main lever for development and attracting investments that keep pace with the economic and social transformations witnessed by societies. 

Affirming the Lebanese state's determination to keep pace with advancement, particularly in relying on information technology and digital transformation, Salam said there is serious work and a promising effort in Lebanon in this direction, citing his ministry as en example in taking a step towards digital transformation and electronic governance for achieving more transparency and reducing corruption and wasted time.

“This is our journey in the new Lebanon, the investment destination and an opportunity to benefit from many attractive factors and incentives in the structure of the Lebanese investment market, including: the low cost of the Lebanese labor force, the availability of young resources with graduate degrees, the relatively reasonable taxes and the continued freedom of financial transfer from and to Lebanon," Salam asserted.

The meeting concluded with the initiation of mutual cooperation, stressing that this “will chart a bright and full future for the two countries by exchanging rich and solid experiences and diligences at the chambers and courts' levels, and confirming, on the other hand, that Lebanon is a destination for Qatari investments, under the guidance of the two Bar Associations.

=========R.Sh