Al Subaie visits IAEA's marine environment labs

NICE, FRANCE: Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie has visited the Marine Environment Laboratories of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the Principality of Monaco, on the sidelines of his participation in the Third Ocean Conference held in Nice, France.
The minister met with Descroy Commanducci, Director of the Agency's Marine Laboratories, and discussed areas of cooperation between the two sides, ways to enhance cooperation in the areas of marine environment protection, and building national technical capabilities in this field.
Al Subaie is heading the State of Qatar's delegation participating in Ocean Conference which is being held from June 9 to 13.

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