PM holds talks with top UN official at Global Security Forum

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani met Monday with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, on the sidelines of the Global Security Forum 2024, held in Doha from May 20-22. They discussed co-operation relations between Qatar and the UN and ways to support and develop them, especially in the humanitarian field. They also tackled the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and ways to streamline a sustainable and unhindered humanitarian aid access to all areas of the Strip, in addition to a number of topics of common interest.

HE Sheikh Mohamed affirmed Qatar's support for the UN offices and organisations, expressing his aspiration that the high-level strategic dialogue between Qatar and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which was held in Doha, will contribute to strengthening the partnership between the two sides.

For his part, Griffiths expressed his thanks to Qatar for its unwavering support for the UN offices and organisations, stressing that the strategic dialogue will enhance co-operation between the two sides and contribute to addressing the humanitarian repercussions in the region.

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs also met Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, Singaporean Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam and French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire on the sidelines of the ongoing Global Security Forum in Doha. They discussed co-operation relations with Qatar and ways to support and develop them.