The inaugural strategic dialogue between Qatar and the United Kingdom kicked off in London, chaired by HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly.
The two ministers reaffirmed the strong partnership between Qatar and the UK which enables them to jointly address regional and global challenges.
Both ministers committed to increase co-operation on a range of joint priorities from further support for de-escalation and peace in the Middle East, earthquake relief to Turkiye and Syria, Ukraine, and Horn of Africa to action on global challenges.
As leading economies both agreed to work closer on unwavering support for de-escalation and peace as well as co-operation on global challenges.
The ministers made clear their steadfast support for the Middle East peace process based on a two-state solution, based on 1967 lines and reaffirmed their strong support for the historic status quo governing Jerusalem’s holy sites.
Qatar and the UK also highlighted their efforts with all sides to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal.
They expressed concern at attacks or measures designed to escalate tension in the Gulf region and called for restraint on all sides.
Addressing Afghanistan there was agreement on ongoing humanitarian aid without discrimination. Both sides signed the memorandum of understanding for the Qatar-UK Strategic Dialogue, which agreed on areas of partnership across bilateral trade, investment; defence, security, and counterterrorism; foreign policy, climate change and energy, humanitarian and development assistance co-operation, global co-operation in conflict management, health, education, and culture.
HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly.
