Qatar Participates in the Joint Meeting between the NATO Council and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Countries

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Brussels/ Information Office / October 18

The State of Qatar participated in the joint meeting between the NATO Council and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) countries which was held in Brussels to discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan.

Minister Plenipotentiary at the State of Qatar's mission to the European Union, Nadia Ahmad Al Sheebi, delivered the State of Qatars speech in the meeting.

Al Sheebi indicated the great contributions of the State of Qatar to the evacuation operations that took place in Afghanistan and the accommodation of the stranded, and touched on the need to protect civilians and secure a humanitarian corridor from Afghanistan to the rest of the world that preserves the right to freedom of movement, stressing the importance of continuing work and efforts to strengthen the comprehensive political consensus in Afghanistan and to distance it from any political matters.

She affirmed that the State of Qatar will spare no effort to support the Afghan people via cooperation and coordination with it afghan and international partners and the UN agencies as well, calling all the countries and the international organization to show full solidarity to the Afghan people.

In turn, members of the NATO Council hailed the prominent role played by the State of Qatar in the evacuations and shelter efforts from Afghanistan.