QOC Secretary-General meets Albanian NOC President
H.E. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, Secretary-General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, on Tuesday met with Fidel Ylli, President of the Albanian National Olympic Committee, who is currently visiting Doha. The meeting reviewed aspects of sports cooperation between the QOC and its Albanian counterpart and explored ways to strengthen this collaboration in the coming period. The discussion also touched on recent developments within the Olympic Movement.
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