According to QNA, Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah said that the country has been working on a drone production project with Germany, as part of efforts to shore up Qatar’s defenses.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Qatar's foreign minister Khalid Al Attiyah also warned Israel that it is “offending 1.5 billion Muslims” with its policies in Jerusalem and hit out at World Cup critics.
Qatar Foreign Minister Dr. Khalid Al Attiyah made his remarks yesterday in an interview with CNN Arabic, during which he reiterated Qatar’ preference for a “political solution” to the Syrian civil war.
In a statement, Russia's foreign ministry said the two would ‘compare notes’ on MENA issues "with an emphasis on the search for a political solution" in Syria.
The number of Syrians living in Qatar has nearly doubled since fighting broke out in 2011 and now stands at 54,000, according to Qatar's foreign minister.
John Kerry was in Doha yesterday to meet with GCC leaders concerned about the agreement, which involves lifting sanctions on Iran after the country agreed to scale back its uranium enrichment program.
The official's remarks come as US law enforcement officials who arrested several top FIFA officials over corruption charges last week confirmed they were widening their probe to include the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Following a speech at Princeton University, Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah also said that his country’s role as mediator is being overshadowed by ‘non-stop media bashing.’