Qatari representatives participated in discussions and meetings concerning a range of regional and international issues on Wednesday.
The Qatari delegation attending the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, has been engaging in dialogues on regional and international issues, days after the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani addressed world leaders during the opening session.
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani led the country’s diplomatic outreach on the sidelines, holding a series of high-profile meetings that touched on regional security and global partnerships concerning the Gulf state.
On Wednesday, Sheikh Mohammed participated in a meeting of foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the United States to discuss strategic ties and shared priorities.
Similarly, the PM-FM met with his counterparts from the Netherlands, Canada, and Singapore separately, in addition to holding talks with U.S. Senate Member Chris Murphy, discussing Qatar’s relationship with respective nations and the joint interests.
Global and regional challenges
Alongside the Prime Minister’s efforts, the wider Qatari delegation engaged in extensive dialogues on crises in Sudan and Palestine, climate change, and global development.
At the 49th annual meeting of the G77 and China, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi represented Qatar in discussions on multilateral cooperation.
He also met separately with his counterparts from Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Maldives, Bolivia, The Gambia, and South Sudan, in addition to the President of the 67th UNGA session.
Al-Muraikhi attended the joint ministerial meeting of GCC Foreign Ministers with the UK on Wednesday, too.
Focus on Palestine, Sudan and humanitarian priorities
Minister of State for International Cooperation Maryam Al-Misnad participated in talks on de-escalation in Sudan, reiterating Qatar’s support for mediation and humanitarian relief.
In a series of sideline meetings, Al-Misnad met with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, the Executive Secretary of ESCWA, the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and the Supervisor-General of KSrelief, exploring areas for expanded collaboration.
She also contributed to separate sessions on climate action and the protection of Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank. Al-Misnad represented Qatar at a high-level discussion on the safety of journalists in Palestine as well, according to the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As had been the case on Tuesday, Qatar’s participation largely revolved around discussions of a ceasefire in Gaza and advancing the two-state solution.
The Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, joined the Meeting of the Global Alliance on the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, where he reaffirmed Qatar’s position on pursuing a just settlement for Palestine and reaching an immediate ceasefire to end the ongoing suffering in the Gaza Strip.
In a separate statement, MoFA announced Al-Khulaifi’s separate engagements with senior officials from Venezuela, Mali, Norway, Spain, the U.S., Turkiye, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Meanwhile, the Director of the International Organisations Department at MoFA, Sheikha Hanouf bint Abdulrahman Al Thani, took part in discussions under the Global Development Initiative.
A day earlier, Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani had described the Gaza ceasefire as the only motive for his participation in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Arab Islamic leaders on the sidelines.
Qatar’s Amir vowed to “do everything we can” to stop the war in Gaza and release the hostages — an issue that has been consistent across other meetings that the Qatari delegation has continued to attend on the sidelines.
