Qatar is participating in the 56th regular session of the Executive Council of the International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO), being held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, since Wednesday. The delegation from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), according to an official statement, is headed by Brigadier Hamad Othman al-Duhaimi, Director General of Civil Defence. During his speech at the opening of the regular session of the two-day event, he emphasised Qatar’s enduring and effective contribution to international humanitarian efforts and its readiness to co-operate and exchange expertise with the member states of ICDO.