The State of Qatar has expressed in the strongest terms its condemnation and denunciation of the brutal massacre and systematic killing committed by the Israeli occupation forces against unarmed Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including children and women, during their peaceful and legitimate protest against the unilateral decision of the United States to move its embassy to Jerusalem, which contradicts all relevant U.N. resolutions.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has reiterated the State of Qatar's firm and principled position on resolving the Gulf crisis through dialogue, pointing out that the participation of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in the recent Gulf Summit in the State of Kuwait is proof of that.

HE Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Combating Terrorism and Mediation in Conflict Resolution Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani, stressed that the State of Qatar is making strong efforts in the fight against terrorism, and in drying its sources of funding through its active participation in the Global Coalition against ISIS, the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), and the Terror Financing Targeting Center (TFTC)

The State of Qatar discussed the third periodic report before the 63rd session of the Committee against Torture in Geneva, under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met on Wednesday with HE Special Representative of the German Federal Government for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Markus Potzel, who is currently visiting the country.

The State of Qatar called for the evacuation of the Middle East region from weapons of mass destruction, stressing that the existence of one nuclear-armed state in the Middle East makes regional stability almost impossible and leads to a nuclear arms race that seriously affects global security and stability.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has affirmed that sending Arab troops to Syria would complicate the situation in Syria.

The State of Qatar has called for an immediate lifting of the unjust blockade , which is about to enter its second year, reiterating that the unjust siege and arbitrary unilateral measures imposed on the State of Qatar without any justification or legal or realistic justification, aimed at achieving special objectives that run counter to the provisions of international law and are incompatible with the fundamental principles of the multilateral international order and the basis of friendly relations and human rights, as well as their negative impacts on regional and international cooperation for maintaining international peace and security.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met here separately today with HE US Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan Sales, and HE Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism, on the sidelines of Paris Conference to Combat Terrorist Financing, held in the French capital, Paris.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani participated today in Paris Conference to Combat Terrorist Financing, in the French capital, Paris.