Malawi President Joyce Banda on Wednesday met Foreign Affairs Minister of Qatar, one of the world’s largest oil producing countries.

Sheik Abdulrahim Al-Thani told reporters after meeting President Banda that he came to condole Malawi and to congratulate the new president.

“Apart from that we also discussed a number of bilateral relations,” said Sheil Althani.

Qatar is one of the richest nation in the world and is a huge oil producer.

Earlier the president met representatives of the Asian business community who pledged to work with her among other issues discussed.