Amir congratulates Vietnamese president

QATAR | OfficialAmir congratulates Vietnamese presidentHis Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday cables of congratulations to President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang on his country’s National Day. HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani also sent a similar cable to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.QATAR | DiplomacyQatar calls for ending violence in LibyaQatar yesterday called on the parties in the Libyan conflict to end violence immediately and to work urgently on restoring calm in Tripoli and its surrounding areas. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday that Qatar has been monitoring with great concern the rocket attacks and the escalating violence in the Libyan capital and its surroundings over the past few days. The ministry renewed Qatar’s support of UN missions.QATAR | ReactionAttack on Mogadishu govt office condemnedQatar has strongly condemned the attack on a government office in the Somali capital Mogadishu, causing deaths and injuries. In a statement yesterday, the Foreign Ministry reiterated Qatar’s firm stance rejecting violence and terrorism, regardless of motives and reasons. Qatar has also strongly condemned a knife-stabbing incident in a railway station in Amsterdam, in which two American citizens were seriously injured.