On August 6, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived in Doha (Qatar), where he met his friend, a businessman from Albania Behgjet Pacolli.

A warm friendly meeting was held at the Four Seasons Hotel. At the meeting, while discussing personal and business issues, Ilyumzhinov told Behgjet Pacolli about the well-known project "Chess in schools" and popularization of chess.