"Asked by Al Sharq about Kuwait’s recent announcement that it will do away with the sponsorship system by February 2011, the QCCI chairman, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani, said: “We are all for retaining these rules.”
He admitted that the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister,
H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, had told Qatari businessmen during an interaction with them before the new sponsorship law was implemented that studies were on to assess if the exit permit and sponsorship rules could
be removed.
QCCI wants sponsorship, exit permits to continue
"Asked by Al Sharq about Kuwait’s recent announcement that it will do away with the sponsorship system by February 2011, the QCCI chairman, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani, said: “We are all for retaining these rules.”
He admitted that the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister,
H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, had told Qatari businessmen during an interaction with them before the new sponsorship law was implemented that studies were on to assess if the exit permit and sponsorship rules could
be removed.
“But we told him that we wanted the systems to continue,” said Sheikh Khalifa. “Our stand was supported by the Minister of State for Interior Affairs, who was also present at the meeting,” he added."
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