Qatar Reiterates Condemnation of Terrorism in All Its forms

Qatar Reiterates Condemnation of Terrorism in All Its forms

New York/Information Office / 7 October 2014/The State of Qatar has reiterated its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and regardless of its justifications and whomever its perpetrators. It stressed the need to condemn all atrocities against civilians for political purposes, whether murder or intimidation or targeting densely populated residential areas and civilian facilities, such as schools, hospitals and refuges in bombing and other crimes which still unfortunately being witnessed in the 20st century, which also constitutes one of the worst manifestations of terrorism in every sense of the word. This came in Qatar's statement at the United Nations Sixth Committee (Legal Committee) on "measures to eliminate international terrorism", delivered here on Tuesday by HE Ambassador Sheikha Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations. HE Sheikha Alia stressed that the fight against terrorism is a priority in the policy of the State of Qatar, where it continued its efforts on the national, regional and international levels for the implementation of the United Nations counter-terrorism strategy, and strengthen cooperation with all UN agencies to achieve this goal, as well as the commitment to implement the obligations of Qatar's accession to most of the relevant international instruments, and to take the necessary measures for the implementation of all international resolutions on the fight against terrorism.