Early morning on October 15, 2013 in Doha the Ambassador of Ukraine H.E. Mr. Yevhen Mykytenko attended the greetings ceremony on the occasion of the beginning of the Muslim "Eid al- Adha" holiday held by the Emir of Qatar H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani. The ceremony was also attended by ministers of the Government of Qatar and heads of foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Qatar . During a brief conversation with the Qatari leader the Ukrainian diplomat congratulated him and the friendly people of Qatar on this solemn occasion and conveyed greetings from the Ukrainian leadership to His Highness. The congratulations of the Ukrainian side were gratefully accepted. H.H. Sheikh Tamim expressed a request to transfer the warmest salutations and gratitude to the President of Ukraine H.E. Mr. Viktor Yanukovych .