FM, Defence Minister meet US House speaker

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah and HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani have met Paul Ryan, Speaker of the US House of Representatives. During the meeting, the two sides discussed Qatar’s efforts in countering terrorism as part of the implementation of a memorandum of understanding signed between Qatar and the US on combating terror financing. Issues pertaining to the Middle East and Gulf region, especially the Gulf crisis, were also discussed. HE Dr al-Attiyah and HE Sheikh Mohamed stressed the resilience of GCC unity in the light of the circumstances facing the region.