HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani met Sunday with Prime Minister of the State of Palestine Mohamed Shtayyeh, on the sidelines of the Doha Forum 2023.
Bilateral co-operation relations and ways to support and develop them were discussed, as well as the latest developments in the situation in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, and ways to reduce escalation and reach a ceasefire.
During the meeting, he affirmed that Qatar is committed, along with its mediation partners, to continuing efforts to return to calm, leading to a permanent ceasefire, stressing that the continued bombing of the Gaza Strip after the end of the pause complicates mediation efforts and exacerbates the humanitarian catastrophe in the Strip.
HE Sheikh Mohamed also stressed the necessity of opening humanitarian corridors in a sustainable manner to ensure the continued entry of aid to the Palestinian brothers in Gaza, and to provide the necessary protection for relief convoys until they reach the north of the Strip.
HE Sheikh Mohamed reiterated Qatar's firm position in condemning all forms of targeting civilians and that killing innocent civilians, especially women and children; and practicing the policy of collective punishment is unacceptable under any pretext.
