Qatar participates in ministerial meeting on maritime corridor initiative for Gaza

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar participated in the virtual ministerial meeting on the initiative of the Maritime Corridor to Deliver Humanitarian Ass...

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar participated in the virtual ministerial meeting on the initiative of the Maritime Corridor to Deliver Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza.

HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi represented the State of Qatar at the meeting.

The meeting, hosted by HE Republic of Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Constantinos Kombos, was attended by HE US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, HE UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Cameron, HH Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, HE European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic, and HE UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag.

During the meeting, they discussed the urgent needs for delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, along with the contributions of the countries involved in the initiative and strategies to address logistical challenges.

A joint statement issued by the governments of the participating countries affirmed the ministers' agreement that there is no substitute to land routes via Egypt and Jordan and other crossings to Gaza for the widespread delivery of aid, describing that the opening of the Ashdod Port to humanitarian aid as a welcomed and important complement to the maritime corridor.