HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani received Sunday a phone call from Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel.
During the call, they discussed the developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, the steps to start the implementation of the humanitarian pause deal between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), especially the procedures for releasing civilians and the importance of increasing the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza Strip.
HE Sheikh Mohamed stressed the need for continuing efforts to stop the war in Gaza, emphasising that the only guarantee for achieving sustainable peace in the Middle East is reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause in accordance with the Arab Initiative and the two-state solution, which guarantee the establishment of an independent and viable State of Palestine on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the Palestinian people's enjoyment of their inalienable rights.
He expressed Qatar's hope that the pause deal would lead to a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
On her part, Gabriel expressed her country's gratitude to Qatar for its role in the release of several Bulgarian citizens from Gaza.
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel
