Qatar’s Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi held high-level meetings at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum and outlined Doha’s mediation strategy, stressing dialogue, trust and peaceful conflict resolution.
Qatar’s Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi held a series of bilateral meetings on Saturday on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Türkiye, as regional leaders gathered to discuss diplomacy and de-escalation efforts.
According to Qatar News Agency, Al Khulaifi met separately with Bolivia’s Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, US presidential envoy and senior adviser for African affairs Massad Boulos, Armenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan, and Venezuela’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania Andrea Corrao Faria.
He also met Hanna Tetteh, the UN Secretary-General’s special representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, as well as Celso Amorim, senior adviser to Brazil’s president.
The meetings reviewed bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen ties, while also addressing the latest developments in the region and a number of issues of mutual interest, QNA said.
Al Khulaifi also took part in a high-level session at the fifth edition of the forum titled ‘Emerging Partnerships in International Mediation for Peace’, where he outlined Qatar’s approach to mediation.
He said Qatar views mediation not as a matter of visibility or international competition, but as a responsibility centred on effectiveness and helping parties move towards political solutions. He added that trust remains the core currency of mediation, saying Qatar has spent the past two decades building credibility through consistency, wisdom and open channels with all sides.
Al-Khulaifi highlighted Qatar’s mediation efforts in Africa, including peace initiatives in Chad and its recent facilitation of dialogue between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 movement, which led to the Doha Declaration of Principles.
He said escalation inevitably complicates diplomacy by hardening positions and deepening mistrust, but stressed that conflict also makes mediation more necessary.
Al-Khulaifi added that Qatar’s approach is based on continued engagement, flexibility and realism, with priority given to de-escalation, supporting ceasefires where possible, and maintaining platforms for dialogue even when immediate breakthroughs are unlikely.
He also called for clearer international frameworks to protect mediators and negotiations, and to encourage broader participation in peacebuilding efforts.
The Antalya Diplomacy Forum, taking place on 18 and 19 April, has drawn senior officials from across the Middle East and beyond amid continued regional tensions and renewed diplomatic activity.
Qatar has been among the key participants, with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also attending sessions during the gathering.
