The Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya Justin Muturi welcomed the announcement of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to hold elections for the Shura Council in October next year.

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and Sudan Red Crescent Society (SRCS) signed an agreement to implement multi-sector response project for recovery from the effects of floods.

HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Federal Republic of Germany Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed Al-Thani said that the values of Qatari foreign policy is based on peace, stability and prosperity, which are national values that stem from the deep belief of the State of Qatar in the importance of international cooperation and the adoption of balanced diplomacy, rationality and dialogue as tools to promote international peace in a sustainable manner.

HE Director of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yousef Sultan Larem, who is the head of Qatar's delegation participating in the 47th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that is being held in Niamey, met with Hussein Ibrahim Taha, the elected OIC Secretary-General, HE Bilal Mohamed Othman, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and HE Augusto Gomes, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the session.

The State of Qatar participated in the 47th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that was held in Niamey, the Republic of Niger.

H.E Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, today made a phone call to H.E Dr. Muhammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

HE Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to the Argentine Republic Nicolas Monckeberg, received a copy of the credentials of HE Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar - non-resident - to the Republic of Chile Batal Mojab Al Dossary.

HE Speaker of Parliament of Albania Gramoz Ruci praised Thursday the announcement made by HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on holding Shura elections in October of next year.

Russia's State Duma (the Parliament) Committee on International Affairs welcomed Thursday the announcement made by HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on holding Shura elections in October of next year.

HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Turkey Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi said that Qatari-Turkish relations are distinct, stressing that this relationship is governed by a moral reference and has gone through many challenges before reaching the stage of strategic relations and comprehensive partnership.