During the weekly media briefing, Advisor to HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari highlighted HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi’s discussions on Sep. 28 and 29, in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Costa Rica. In Venezuela’s capital Caracas, His Excellency held and chaired the Qatari side in the second round of political talks between the foreign ministries of the two countries that dealt with multi-field bilateral cooperation relations. HE Minister of Foreign Affairs Yvan Gil Pinto presided over the Venezuelan side.
On the sidelines of the visit, HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs met with HE President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. During the meeting, His Excellency conveyed HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani’s greetings and wishes of continued health and happiness to HE the President of the Republic of Venezuela, and continued progress and prosperity to the government and people of the Republic of Venezuela. HE the President of the Republic of Venezuela entrusted HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs to convey his greetings to HH the Amir, wishing His Highness good health and happiness, and the State of Qatar continued progress, development and prosperity.
Dr. Al Ansari added that HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs met with HE Executive Vice President of Venezuela Dr. Delcy Eloina Rodriguez Gomez, and HE Minister Felix Plasencia, President of the Foreign Investment Center in Venezuela.
In San Jose, HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs chaired the Qatari side at the second round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar and the Republic of Costa Rica, while the Costa Rican side was headed by HE Vice Minister of Bilateral Affairs and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Costa Rica Lydia Mara Peralta Cordero.
On the sidelines of the visit, HE Al Muraikhi met with HE Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Costa Rica, Arnoldo Andre Tinoco.
In a related context, Dr. Al Ansari added that HE Al Muraikhi would hold the fourth round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar and the Republic of Azerbaijan on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the official spokesman for MOFA highlighted HE Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater’s meeting with HE Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, where both sides discussed the cooperation relations between the State of Qatar and the UN, and the developments in Yemen, with Her Excellency stressing the State of Qatar’s support for humanitarian and development projects in Yemen.
HE Al Khater also met with HE Undersecretary of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, during which they discussed the cooperation relations between the two countries in the field of development and the latest regional developments in Libya and Afghanistan.
Dr. Al Ansari confirmed, during the weekly media briefing, that HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi would meet with Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily on Wednesday, to discuss the latest developments in Libya.
The official spokesman for MOFA also highlighted MOFA’s last week statements that carried the State of Qatar’s strong condemnation of the twin bombings in a mosque and a religious gathering in Pakistan, the attack on the General Directorate of Security, an affiliate of Turkiye’s Ministry of Interior, and the Holy Quran-burning incident in Sweden.
Dr. Al Ansari also confirmed that the Qatari air bridge had completed the delivery of aid relief to the brothers affected by floods and torrents in eastern Libya, with the ninth and 10th planes having arrived at Benina International Airport in Benghazi on Monday, carrying 65 tons of humanitarian and relief aid, as an emergency response to the current humanitarian situation.
The Qatari aid included shelter supplies, food, relief and medical materials, provided by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), Qatar Charity (QC), and Standing Committee for Rescue and Relief Operations and Humanitarian Aids for Areas Afflicted by Catastrophes in Brotherly and Friendly Countries, bringing the total Qatari aid to those affected to 332 tons.
Source: Qatar News Agency
