On February 12, the representatives of the Ministry of Roads and Transport Development and the General Directorate of Civil Aviation met with the President of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Qatar, Muhammad Fale Al Hajri, and exchanged views on the issue of air communication, and signed the “Memorandum of Understanding” appointing the national air carriers of the two countries. “MIAT” JSC was appointed as the air carrier for the Ulaanbaatar-Doha route by order A/22 of the Minister of Roads and Transport Development dated February 7, 2023.

The meeting also discussed the expansion of cooperation in the aviation industry between the two countries. The Civil Aviation Organizations of Mongolia and Qatar agreed on the draft agreement on air traffic in 2014 and agreed to finalize the agreement shortly. With the entry into force of the agreement, the air carriers of the two countries will have the opportunity to operate flights within the framework of direct and commercial cooperation.