HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met, separately today, with US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Robert O'Brien, and President of International Crisis Group (ICG) Robert Malley, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani participated today in a meeting held by the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The State of Qatar today took over the presidency of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) for 2019. Qatar affirmed that it will work on the objective of Asian consensus and cooperation and the development of the inter-Asian working mechanisms as a priority during its presidency of the dialogue, adding that it will encourage efforts to deepen trade and economic partnerships and promote the economic competitiveness of the countries of Asia.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met today separately with HE United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov, HE UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock and HE the Director of the International Crisis Group Robert Malley.

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani heads the delegation of the State of Qatar in the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, which takes place at the UN's headquarters in New York in the U.S.

HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmad bin Hassan Al Hammadi met Thursday with a group of Ambassadors of European countries to the State.

The third meeting of the Individual Partnership and Cooperation Program between the State of Qatar and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) started on Monday at the NATO's headquarters in Brussels.

The State of Qatar called on the siege countries to sit to the negotiating table to end the human rights violations committed in the context of the Gulf crisis, which have affected a large number of individuals and families.

The State of Qatar said that the illegal use of unilateral procedures by certain countries and imposing siege in contravention of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, such as the siege imposed by the neighboring countries on Qatar, aims to undermine international order and leaves serious violations of human rights, wondering how the use of unilateral coercive measures in international relations would undermine a democratic and equitable international order.

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met here on Tuesday with HE Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Pierre Krahenbuhl, on the sideline of the 150th session of the Arab League Ministerial Council.