Greek Prime Minister visits Pearl-Qatar

On a visit to Doha to discuss investment possibilities, including stakes in Greek state-owned companies, Samaras was accompanied during his visit to The Pearl-Qatar by a senior delegation that included government officials, Greek business leaders and journalists representing key Greek media organizations.

UDC Chief Executive Officer Ebrahim Al-Sulaiti welcomed the visiting delegation at The Oyster Sales Center.

The oyster-shaped building houses a giant model of The Pearl-Qatar and serves as a starting point for all official visits to the Island.

"We welcome this visit to The Pearl-Qatar by H.E. Prime Minister Samaras," Al-Sulaiti said. "The visit clearly highlights The Pearl-Qatar's positioning as a first-class international urban development, providing a golden opportunity for the Greek Prime Minister and his accompanying delegation of governmental and business leaders to venture into the Qatari market in general," he added.

He concluded, "The Pearl-Qatar is UDC's flagship development which will ultimately be home to more than 45,000 residents and boast one of the region's most elegant shopping districts. It's a mixed-use residential, retail, entertainment and cultural development second to none in the region."

Visibly engaged with the presentation of the development and its ten precincts, Samaras described The Pearl-Qatar as 'spectacular'. "We have heard a lot about The Pearl and so it was important for us to get a real hands-on perspective of the Island and to learn about some of its wonderful areas and districts," he added.

"Venice at The Pearl-Qatar is a brilliant idea, the whole Island is a brilliant idea," he said, later jotting in the Oyster Guest Book the note: "congratulations for this magnificent project."

Regularly scheduled visits to The Pearl-Qatar are extended to high-profile investors, government officials and business leaders from around the world. They highlight the Island's positioning as a major urban mixed-use development in Qatar, and that it is at once a residential destination, a retail haven and a luxury resort bringing the ambiance and lifestyle of the Mediterranean to the heart of Arabia.