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Speech by His Excellency the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs  On the occasion of opening the fourth edition of the Qatar Economic Forum  Under the theme "A Changing World: Navigating the Unknown"

In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most MercifulYour Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani,Your Excellencies, Distinguished guests,May peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you I welcome you to the fourth edition of the Qatar Economic Forum, held under the theme "A Changing World: Navigating the Unknown", during which we share ideas and search together for a better tomorrow for future generations, through potential economic opportunities between our region and the rest of...

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs at a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Borge Brende: This annual meeting in Davos is taking place against the most complicated geopolitical landscape in decades and we were all hoping that the war in Gaza would not escalate to a full-fledged conflict in the region and the and the dual leadership on the hostages but also to find and develop peace and reconciliation. It has helped but we also know that now we have the situation in the Red Sea and the Houthis attacks on the transportation on shipping. Could we start also by with the Red...

Monday, January 15, 2024

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs at Munich Security Conference 2024 “Stability and Peace in the Middle East-De-escalation Challenge"

Moderator (Yalda Hakim): …Qatar really has been at the center of the crisis in Gaza, you’ve been at the center of negotiations. Can you begin by telling us how close we are to a deal and what are the prospects? His Excellency: First of all Yalda, thank you for having me today in the panel and I would like also to thank everyone here. Actually I think we are, you know the time is not in our favor. We made some good progress in the last few weeks in the negotiations and we’...

Friday, February 16, 2024

The speech of H.E. the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affair at the Fourth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”

Your Excellencies,,  Ladies and Gentlemen,  May the Peace, Mercy and Blessing of Allah be Upon You At the outset, I am pleased to thank the European Union and the United Nations for calling to hold this conference. I would also like to thank the participant’s countries for their estimated efforts to support the brotherly Syrian people, despite the economic hardship that all countries faced due to the pandemic of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This important conference is held under e...

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Opening Remarks by H.E. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs at the 3rd Session of the Qatar-US Strategic Dialogue

Good morning. Dear friends Secretary of State Pompeo, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, and Secretary of Commerce Ross, Your Excellencies, members of the two participating delegations I am delighted to express, on behalf of myself and the Qatari delegation, our deepest gratitude for your warm welcome. I would further like to thank the two delegations for their great efforts in preparing for this meeting during an unprecedented time when we all battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Our meeting today represent...

Monday, September 14, 2020

Participation of HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in a discussion session "Rethinking the Role of Small State Actors in International Politics" at the Concordia Annual Summit

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky: We have a very interesting topic this afternoon, we are going to focus on the influence of small state actors. Minister, tell us, why do small state actors make a difference in the global community and on the global stage? H.E. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani: First of all, I would like to thank you for hosting me here and thank Concordia for taking the time for this session. Small states matter always and when you look at small states, they enjoy benefits that ...

Saturday, September 14, 2019