Qatar has leadership, vision to be reliable partner for peace, security in the region: Foreign Minister

Saint Petersburg: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani stressed that the State of Qatar has a wise leadership and a clear vision to be a reliable partner for peace and security in the region and the world, saying that Qatar has been a facilitating country and a mediator between the various conflicting parties and has proven its success for decades in this field, and it is not something new for Qatar but a continuation of the same path.

This came during his participation in a session entitled "West Asia and North Africa.. Paths Towards Stability and Prosperity," which was organized by the Doha Forum during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2021. On the recent developments in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli governments request from the United States for $1 billion and military aid to restore the Iron Dome, the Minister said that what led to the situation that happened in Gaza is not related to the restoration of the Iron Dome, or how strong or steadfast the Israelis are, but in fact with the behaviour of the Israelis in Jerusalem recently, mainly the evacuation of the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood and the provocation that occurred to the people trying to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque, most of whom are Muslims and Christians.