Oman Chamber Seeks to Benefit from Qatar Experience in Arbitration

Doha, January 13 (QNA) - Qatar Chamber hosted on Sunday an Omani delegation representing the Oman Center for Commercial Arbitration headed by Oman Chamber's Vice Chairman for Administrative and Financial Affairs Sheikh Rashid bin Amer Al Moslahy. During the meeting, the cooperation between the two chambers of Qatar and Oman was discussed, especially in the areas of commercial arbitration. The Oman Chamber is currently preparing the regulation of the Oman Center for Commercial Arbitration, which was issued in October. Qatar Chamber's Chairman HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al-Thani expressed the Chamber's readiness to cooperate with the Amman Chamber and provide the opportunity for the brothers in the Sultanate to benefit from the expertise of the Qatar International Center for Reconciliation and Arbitration, which has been going on for more than 12 years. On the other hand, Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) Board Member for International Relations Dr. HE Sheikh Thani bin Ali Al-Thani met with the Omani delegation. QICCA Assistant Secretary-General Ibrahim Shahbik and QICCA Principal Legal Counsel Dr Minas Khatchadourian attended the meeting. The meeting touched on ways of enhancing cooperation between both sides, in particular that Oman Center is still being established. The Omani delegation expressed their interest to benefit from the Qatari experience in arbitration and also of the great experience of QICCA in this field. HE Sheikh Thani affirmed QICCA's preparedness to cooperate with the Omani side by providing advice regarding regulations and all issues related to arbitration centers work, especially that the Qatar International Center for Reconciliation and Arbitration was founded for more than 12 years, looking forward to benefit from this experience in the establishment of the Omani Center, and looks forward to cooperating with Qatar Center for Conciliation and Arbitration in the training workshops to be organized in the Sultanate of Oman, and expected to launch the work of the Omani Center within two months. On his part, Sheikh Rashid bin Amer Al Moslahy said the visit to QICCA aims to learn about its working mechanism and statute to benefit in establishing the regulations of Oman Center for Arbitration. QICCA is one of the most important arbitration centers to which Omani companies were headed to solve their commercial disputes over the past few years, he added. (QNA)