HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met today with members of a US Congress delegation that included Democratic Representative for California Luis Correa, Democratic Representative for Arizona Ruben Gallego, Democratic Representative for California Eric Swalwell, Democratic Representative for California Sara Jacob, and Republican Representative for Michigan Lisa McClain.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani stressed that bilateral ties between the State of Qatar and Japan are seeing great development and growth in various fields, due to the mutual trust and political will on both sides to enhance cooperation. His Excellency said that the official visit HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani paid to Tokyo in January 2019 represented a new phase of cooperation and the strategic partnership between the two sides.

The President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir held an informal meeting at the request of Qatar, Lebanon, Brazil, Denmark, Fiji, India, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Norway, South Korea, Saint Vincent, the Grenadines, Senegal, Sweden and the United Kingdom, which are the countries that prepared the "Political Declaration on Equitable Global Access to Covid-19 Vaccines", in order to announce the launch of the Joint Political Declaration that 181 countries joined until the date of the session.

The first meeting of the Qatari-Saudi Follow-up Committee kicked off Wednesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

HE Prime Minister of the Republic of Mali Moctar Ouane met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Mali Ahmed bin Abdulrahman Al Sunaidi.

The Republic of San Marino awarded HE Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Malki, non-resident Ambassador of the State of Qatar, the Equestrian Order, which is an order of merit awarded to distinguished international personalities who contribute to the development of prospects of cooperation and friendship.

The State of Qatar reiterated its firm position condemning violence against civilians and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Syria, which were confronted with oppression and excessive violence, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the launch of the peaceful protests of the Syrian people.

A round of political talks was held in Doha on Wednesday, between the foreign ministries of the State of Qatar and the Republic of Mali.

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Wednesday with HE Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Mali Boubacar Gouro Diall.

HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the French Republic Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al-Thani has affirmed that work in the construction sites of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is progressing at a rapid pace, and that the construction of facilities is almost complete.